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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, and a Question about Liberalism -- 2. Conservatism, its Distinctions, and its Rationale -- 3. Trying to Save Marx's Theory of History, by Teleology, and Failing -- 4. The Contract Argument in a Theory of Justice -- 5. The Principle of Humanity -- 6. Consequentialism, Moralities of Concern, and Selfishness -- 7. Hierarchic Democracy and the Necessity of Mass Civil Disobedience and Non-Co-operation -- 8. After the Terror : A Book and Further Thoughts -- Acknowledgements -- Index

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748616688);'To be on an airliner and look around and see the people and be able to stick to the plan of flying it into a skyscraper is to be hideous, and to persist if they come to know the plan is to be monstrous.''For the 3,000 deaths there are lines of responsibility into the past, as real as chains of command, containing earlier and later perpetrators. We in our democracies are in them, and in particular those of us who have got themselves into our governments.'After The TerrorThis philosophical and moral reflection describes two worlds - ours of good lives and another of bad lives - and questions our complicity in allowing the bad lives to happen. With what morality are we to think of this? And of September 11th, and about our counter-attack, and what to do now?After the Terror is not moral philosophy detached from reality. It enquires into the 'natural fact' of morality and the worked-out moralities of philosophers. It reaches to the moral core of our lives. Ted Honderich asks why the events of September 11th were wrong and what terrorism tells us about ourselves and our obligations. He does not respect the moral confidence of our leaders and others. He defends a morality of humanity that requires us to think about our lives, and to act up against our democratic governments.Key FeaturesA serious work of philosophy that looks at the moral issues in the aftermath of September 11thWritten by a famous philosopher who is widely publishedA courageous, sceptical book that asks tough questions and makes us think about our valuesWritten with passion, conviction and honesty"

1. On inequality and violence, and differences we make between them -- 2. The principle of equality -- 3. Our omissions and their violence -- 4. On two pieces of reasoning about our obligation to obey the law -- 5. On democratic violence -- 6. Four conclusions about political violence of the left.

1. Political obligations / R.M. Hare -- 2. Being free to speak and speaking freely / Stephen E. Norris -- 3. Respect for persons and social protest / Edward Kent -- 4. 'Bad day at Big Rock' : the assessment of political confrontations / L.J. MacFarlane -- 5. Rights of persons and the liberal tradition / Ruth Anna Putnam -- 6. The theory of the collapse of capitalism / Lucio Colletti -- 7. Alienation as a social and philosophical problem / Adam Schaff -- 8. Philosophical foundations of economic and political self-management / Mihailo Marković -- 9. Stalinist party-commitment and communist dignity / Svetozar Stojanović.

Violence for Equality, first published in 1989, questions the morality of political violence and challenges the presuppositions, inconsistencies and prejudices of liberal-democratic thinking. This book should be of interest to teachers and students of philosophy and politics.

The late J. L. Mackie and his work were a focus for much of the best philosophical thinking in the Oxford tradition. His moral thought centres on that most fundamental issue in moral philosophy - the issue of whether our moral judgements are in some way objective. The contributors to this volume, first published in 1985, are among the most distinguished figures in moral philosophy, and their essays in tribute to John Mackie present views at the forefront of the subject.Five of the essays give a new understanding of the objectivity of moral judgements. These are by Simon Blackburn, R

1. Problem and definition -- The need to justify punishment -- The definition of punishment -- 2. Backward-looking theories -- Retribution theories in general -- Legal, circular, and intrinsic-good retributivism -- Distress-culpability, forfeited rights, indifference -- Innocence system -- Annulment, offenders' rights -- Rational contract -- Consent to loss on immunity -- Satisfactions-in-acting -- 3. Grievance satisfaction -- An actual reason -- System -- Defences and criticism -- 4. Utilitarian prevention theory, etc. -- Questions of fact about prevention -- The utilitarian prevention theory -- The victimization objection -- Utilitarians on victimization -- Justified and unjustified victimizations -- Retrospect and conclusion -- 5. Reform, rehabilitation, treatment -- Punishment as reformative -- Illness and treatment -- Objections -- 6. Determinism -- Punishment, freedom, responsibility -- A sketch of determinism -- Determinism despite quantum theory -- Compatibilism and incompatibilism -- Attitudinism -- Arguments for compatibilism and incompatibilism -- The real consequences of determinism -- Punishment -- 7. Compromise theories -- Retrospect, separate questions -- Prevention and retribution -- Correct-values retributivism -- Liberal-community retributivism -- 8. Non-problem, other conclusions -- The end of all retributivism -- The decent society -- The principle of humanity -- Our societies -- Our unjustified punishments

Oxford University Press presents a major new edition of the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years the original volume has served as a stimulating introduction for general readers and as an indispensable guide for students; its breadth and depth of coverage have ensured that it is also read with pleasure and interest by those working at a higher level in philosophy and related disciplines. A distinguished international assembly of 249. philosophers contributed almost 2,000 entries, and many of these have now been considerably revised and updated; to th

Oxford University Press presents a major new edition of the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years the original volume has served as a stimulating introduction for general readers and as an indispensable guide for students; its breadth and depth of coverage have ensured that it is also read with pleasure and interest by those working at a higher level in philosophy and related disciplines. A distinguished international assembly of 249. philosophers contributed almost 2,000 entries, and many of these have now been considerably revised and updated; to th