This volume brings together for the first time thirteen recent interviews with the brightest names in contemporary philosophy, including W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, Stanley Cavell, Hilary Putnam, as well as the only known interview with John Rawls. The pieces are taken from the Harvard Review of Philosophy. Covering a wide range of topics from the philosophy of law and logic to metaphysics to literature, the interviews provide a fascinating introduction to some of the most influential thinkers of the day.
This volume brings together for the first time thirteen recent interviews with the brightest names in contemporary philosophy, including W.V.O. Quine,...
Written between 1969 and 1999, these essays in political philosophy examine the standards by which social and political institutions should be justified and appraised. The collection includes the classic essays "Preference and Urgency," "A Theory of Freedom of Expression," and "Contractualism and Utilitarianism," as well as other essays that have not been generally accessible until now. The volume will be essential reading for all studying these topics from the perspective of political philosophy, politics, and law.
Written between 1969 and 1999, these essays in political philosophy examine the standards by which social and political institutions should be justifi...
Written between 1969 and 1999, these essays in political philosophy examine the standards by which social and political institutions should be justified and appraised. The collection includes the classic essays "Preference and Urgency," "A Theory of Freedom of Expression," and "Contractualism and Utilitarianism," as well as other essays that have not been generally accessible until now. The volume will be essential reading for all studying these topics from the perspective of political philosophy, politics, and law.
Written between 1969 and 1999, these essays in political philosophy examine the standards by which social and political institutions should be justifi...
During its first two years of publication, Philosophy & Public Affairs contributed to the public debate on abortion a set of remarkable and brilliant articles which examine the basic philosophical issues posed by this controversial subject: whether the fetus is a person, whether it has a right to life, whether a woman has a right to decide what happens in and to her body, whether there is an ethical connection between abortion and infanticide, whether there is any point after conception where it is possible to draw the line beyond which killing is impermissible. These five essays,...
During its first two years of publication, Philosophy & Public Affairs contributed to the public debate on abortion a set of remarkable and ...
This remarkably rich collection of articles focuses on moral questions about war. The essays, originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, cover a wide range of topics from several points of view by writers from the fields of political science, philosophy, and law. The discussion of war and moral responsibility falls into three general categories: problems of political and military choice, problems about the relation of an individual to the actions of his government, and more abstract ethical questions as well.
The first category includes questions about the ethical...
This remarkably rich collection of articles focuses on moral questions about war. The essays, originally published in Philosophy & Public Affair...
These essays, with one exception originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, consider the moral problems associated with improving the social and economic position of disadvantaged groups. If the situation of women and minorities improves so that their opportunities are equal to those of more favored groups, will they then be in a competitive position conducive to equal achievement? If not, can preferential hiring or preferential admission to educational institutions be justified? The contributors explore the complexities of this problem from several points of view.
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These essays, with one exception originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, consider the moral problems associated with improving ...
This book is comprised of essays previously published in Philosophy & Public Affairs and also an extended excerpt from Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars.
This book is comprised of essays previously published in Philosophy & Public Affairs and also an extended excerpt from Michael Walzer's J...
The problem of justifying legal punishment has been at the heart of legal and social philosophy from the very earliest recorded philosophical texts. However, despite several hundred years of debate, philosophers have not reached agreement about how legal punishment can be morally justified. That is the central issue addressed by the contributors to this volume. All of the essays collected here have been published in the highly respected journal Philosophy & Public Affairs. Taken together, they offer not only significant proposals for improving established theories of punishment and...
The problem of justifying legal punishment has been at the heart of legal and social philosophy from the very earliest recorded philosophical texts...
