A Matter of PrincipleThis is a book about fundamental theoretical issues of political philosophy and jurisprudence. In his familiar forceful and incisive style Professor Dworkin guides the reader through a re-examination of some perennial moral, philosophical, and legal dilemmas. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART FIVE | 4 |
The Forum of Principle | 33 |
Principle Policy Procedure | 72 |
Civil Disobedience and Nuclear Protest | 104 |
Is There Really No Right Answer in Hard Cases? | 119 |
How Law Is Like Literature | 146 |
On Interpretation and Objectivity | 167 |
Is Wealth a Value? | 237 |
Why Efficiency? | 267 |
Are Quotas Unfair? | 293 |
How to Read the Civil Rights Act | 316 |
Do We Have a Right to Pornography? | 335 |
Reporters and Informers | 373 |
Notes | 399 |
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Feminism and Citizenship Maria Christine Bernadetta Voet Rian Voet,Rian Voet No preview available - 1998 |