"...effectively explains Dworkin's philosophy and offers so many avenues for engaging with Dworkin's contributions to the several, great philosophical questions with which he has for so long been concerned." -Joseph R. Reisert, Department of Government, Colby College, Law & Politics Book Review
Introduction: anti-Archimedeanism Arthur Ripstein; 1. The 'Hart-Dworkin' debate: a short guide for the perplexed Scott J. Shapiro; 2. The rule of law as the rule of liberal principle David Dyzenhaus; 3. Liberty and equality Arthur Ripstein; 4. Rights, responsibilities, and reflections upon the sanctity of life James E. Fleming and Benjamin C. Zipursky; 5. Hercules, Abraham Lincoln, the United States Constitution, and the problem of slavery Sanford Levinson.