Essays on Political Morality

R. M. Hare, FBA, was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford from 1966 to 1983, and Graduate Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Florida, Gainesville, thereafter.

• 1. The Role of Philosophers in the Legislative Process ; 2. Political Obligation ; 3. Rebellion ; 4. On Terrorism ; 5. Rules of War and Moral Reasoning ; 6. Philosophy and Practice: Some Issues about War and Peace ; 7. Rights, Utility, and Universalization ; 8. Utility and Rights ; 9. Arguing about Rights ; 10. Liberty and Equality: How Politics Masquerades as Philosophy ; 11. The Rights of Employees ; 12. What is Wrong with Slavery ; 13. Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in South Africa? ; 14. Justice and Equality ; 15. Punishment and Retributive Justice ; 16. Contrasting Methods of Environmental Planning ; 17. Moral Reasoning about the Environment ; References and Bibliography ; Index