Bücher der Reihe Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy

In this volume, political philosophers examine the thought of John Rawls, focusing in particular on his latest work. They explore diverse issues, including the problem of pluralism, the relationship between constitutive commitment and liberal institutions, and the structure of international law.

Is government justified? This question is central to political philosophy. These essays address the question of political authority, using up-to-date analytical tools such as game and decision theory and hindsight provided by history since the classic discussions of this question.

This volume is a co-operative venture of the Global Ecological Integrity Project and the Earth Charter Initiative. Many chapters originate from an international conference held in June 2000, in which representatives of the Earth Charter Initiative took part.

A philosophical exploration of the nature, scope, and significance of ecofeminist theory and practice. This book presents the key issues, concepts, and arguments which motivate and sustain ecofeminism from a western philosophical perspective.

'It is rare that a philosopher addresses a topic that is at once of vital interest to non-philosophers and philosophers alike.'-CONCERNED PHILOSOPHERS FOR PEACE NEWSLETTER

Responds to recent assaults on liberal theory by proposing a "critical moral liberalism". This text sets forth the basic arguments for the liberal moral obligation to maximize people's ability to govern their own lives, and for the conception that the good life goes with this.

As one of the most important ethicists to emerge since World War II, Alan Gewirth continues to influence philosophical debates about society. This is a picture of Gewirth's theory and its applications, including such perspectives as feminism, the Stoics, and Sartre.

Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives that also attack the views of the most prominent ethicists of the past three centuries.

A collection of 15 essays which discuss the nature and limits of moral reasoning. It argues that moral philosophy can subvert received opinion and replace it with something better. Issues such as euthanasia, the rights of animals, privacy and affirmative action are discussed.

Advances questions from which the author formulates a principle which proposes that all our moral doctrines should be preceded by a premise aimed at preserving a philosophical analysis and defence of environmental integrity. She also explores some practical implications of such an ethic.

An examination of the United States' responses to global warming negotiations through an ethical lens. The text concludes that many of the United States' positions in global climate change negotiations are ethically bankrupt no matter what ethical theory is used in the analysis.

This work sets out to expose the flaws in standard communitarian and liberal democratic theory, focusing on the works of Charles Taylor, John Rawls, and Jurgen Habermas. It articulates a concept of "complex citizenship" that recognises citizens' responsibilities beyond state borders.