Synopses & Reviews
Collection of essays by well-known British and American philosophers on the moral principles by which public policies and political decisions should be judged: does effective political action necessarily involve and justify actions which the individual would regard as unacceptable in \'private\' morality?
Synopsis
How far can we apply the same moral principles to both public and private behaviour? The contributors to this volume, including Bernard Williams, Thomas Nagel, T. M. Scanlon and Ronald Dworkin, examine the background to this problem in moral and political theory.
Table of Contents
1. Morality and pessimism Stuart Hampshire; 2. Public and private morality Stuart Hampshire; 3. Politics and moral character Bernard Williams; 4. Ruthlessness in public life Thomas Nagel; 5. Rights, goals and fairness T. M. Scanlon; 6. Liberalism Ronald Dworkin.