Dworkin and His Critics provides an in-depth, analytical discussion of Ronald Dworkin's ethical, legal and political philosophical writings, and it includes substantial replies from Dworkin himself.
- Includes substantial replies by Ronald Dworkin, a comprehensive bibliography of his work, and suggestions for further reading.
- Contributors include Richard Arneson, G. A. Cohen, Frances Kamm, Will Kymlicka, Philippe van Parijs, Eric Rakowski, Joseph Raz and Jeremy Waldron.
- Makes an important contribution to many on-going debates over abortion, euthanasia, the rule of law, distributive justice, group rights, political obligation, and genetics.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments. Introduction.
1. Expensive Taste Rides Again: G. A. Cohen, Oxford University.
2. Talent, Slavery and Envy: Miriam Cohen Christofidis, Philosophy at University College London.
3. Equality of Resources Versus Undominated Diversity: Philippe Van Parijs, Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium).
4. Liberty, Equality, Envy, and Abstraction: Michael Otsuka, University College London.
5. Cracked Foundations of Liberal Equality: Richard J. Arneson, University of California, San Diego.
6. A Puzzle about Ethics, Justice and the Sacred: Matthew Clayton, University of Warwick.
7. Dworkin on Freedom and Culture: Will Kymlicka, Queen's University.
8. Justice In Health Care: Can Dworkin Justify Universal Access?: Lesley A. Jacobs, York University.
9. Equality of Resources and Procreative Justice: Paula Casal, Keele University and Andrew Williams, University of Reading.
10. Morality and the ‘New Genetics’: Justine Burley, Oxford University.
11. Autonomy, Beneficence and the Permanently Demented: Seana Valentine Shiffrin, University of California, Los Angeles.
12. Ronald Dworkin’s Views on Abortion and Assisted Suicide: F. M. Kamm, New York University.
13. Reverence for Life and the Limits of State Power: Eric Rakowski, University of California at Berkeley.
14. Associative Obligations and the State: Leslie Green, York University.
15. Speaking with One Voice: On Dworkinian Integrity and Coherence: Joseph Raz, Oxford University.
16. Integrity: Justice in Workclothes: Gerald J. Postema, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
17. The Rule of Law as a Theater of Debate: Jeremy Waldron, Columbia University.
18. Ronald Dworkin Replies.
Major Works By and About Ronald Dworkin.
Index
