This book contains a collection of important recent writing on left-liberalism, a political philosophy that recognizes both strong liberty rights and strong demands for material equality. Essays from leading comtemporary political philosophers such as Nozick, Van Parijs and Kymlica are included in this volume.

This book contains the historically most important discussions of the philosophical foundations of left-libertarianism. Like the more familiar right-libertarianism (such as that of Nozick), left-libertarianism holds that agents own themselves (and thus owe no service the others expect as the result of voluntary action). Unlike right-libertarianism, however, left-libertarianism holds that natural resources are owned by the members of society in some egalitarian manner, and may be appropriated only with their permission, or with a significant payment to them.

This is Volume 1 of a six-volume collection bringing together some of the most influential essays on justice and equality published in the 20th century. The essays represent the theoretical debates and practical aspirations of democratic societies and the institutions that govern them. Areas of coverage include: the meaning, scope and practical parameters defining contemporary notions of justice and social equality; the conceptual foundation for requiring minimum justice and equality and who is entitled to justice and equality, and who is obliged to provide these conditions; and the...

This is Volume 2 of a six-volume collection bringing together some of the most influential essays on justice and equality published in the 20th century. The essays represent the theoretical debates and practical aspirations of democratic societies and the institutions that govern them. Areas of coverage include: the meaning, scope and practical parameters defining contemporary notions of justice and social equality; the conceptual foundation for requiring minimum justice and equality and who is entitled to justice and equality, and who is obliged to provide these conditions; and the...

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This is Volume 4 of a six-volume collection bringing together some of the most influential essays on justice and equality published in the 20th century. The essays represent the theoretical debates and practical aspirations of democratic societies and the institutions that govern them. Areas of coverage include: the meaning, scope and practical parameters defining contemporary notions of justice and social equality; the conceptual foundation for requiring minimum justice and equality and who is entitled to justice and equality, and who is obliged to provide these conditions; and the...

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

David Gauthier's Morals by Agreement (1986) is the most complete and suggestive contractarian theory of morality since the work of Rawls. In this anthology a number of prominent moral and political philosophers offer a critical assessment of Gauthier's theory and its three main projects: developing a contractarian foundation for morality, defending a theory of rational choice, and supporting the claim that rationality requires one to keep one's agreements. An introduction sets out Gauthier's project, while Gauthier himself has the last word, responding to the critiques. This collection will...