Philosophy and Public Affairs Readers

Marx, Justice and History: A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader Edited by Marshall Cohen

The political and ideological turmoil of the late 1960's stimulated among Anglo-American philosophers a new interest in applying moral philosophy to the problems of contemporary society, and a search for critical perspectives on Marx...

Medicine and Moral Philosophy: A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader Edited by Marshall Cohen

Responding to the increased public interest in the moral aspects of medical practice, this collection of essays focuses on questions of justice and injustice in the delivery and distribution of medical care and on problems concerning...

Punishment: A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader Edited by A. John Simmons, Marshall Cohen, Joshua Cohen, and Charles R. Beitz

The problem of justifying legal punishment has been at the heart of legal and social philosophy from the very earliest recorded philosophical texts. However, despite several hundred years of debate, philosophers have not reached...

International Ethics: A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader Lawrence A. Alexander
Edited by Charles R. Beitz

This book is comprised of essays previously published in Philosophy & Public Affairs and also an extended excerpt from Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars.

Equality and Preferential Treatment: A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader Edited by Marshall Cohen

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...

Rights and Wrongs of Abortion: A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader Edited by Marshall Cohen

During its first two years of publication, Philosophy & Public Affairs contributed to the public debate on abortion a set of remarkable and brilliant articles which examine the basic philosophical issues posed by this controversial...