How do we judge whether an action is morally right or wrong? If an action is wrong, what reason does that give us not to do it? Why should we give such reasons priority over our other concerns and values? This text offers answers to these questions, and...
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...
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 scienc...