Dworkin and His Critics

Dworkin and His Critics provides an in-depth, analytical discussion of Ronald Dworkin's moral, ethical, legal, and political philosophical writings.


As the first text to cover such a wide range of Dworkin's thought, it makes a substantial contribution to a number of ongoing academic debates over abortion, euthanasia, the rule of law, distributive justice, group rights, political obligation, and genetics. Underpinning Dworkin's work are fundamental principles of political morality, discussion of which is a central focus of the book. The 18 contributors include Richard J. Arneson, G. A. Cohen, F. M. Kamm, Will Kymlicka, Philippe van Parijs, Eric Rakowski, Seana Valentine Shiffrin, and Jeremy Waldron.



This collection of primarily new essays featuressubstantial replies by Ronald Dworkin and a comprehensive bibliography of his work. Dworkin and His Critics, an interdisciplinary work, is indispensable for students, instructors, and scholars in the fields of philosophy, law, and politics.

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