Philosophy and Its Public Role

This collection of essays brings together moral, social and political philosophers from Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the United States who explore a wide range of issues under the three headings of Philosophy, Society and Culture; Ethics, Economics and Justice; and Rights, Law and Punishment. The topics discussed range from the public responsibility of intellectuals to the justice of military tribunals, and from posthumous reproduction to the death penalty.

Keywords: Social, Philosophy, Political, politics, Moral, morals, morality, Ethics, society, culture, cultural, economy, economics, justice, crime, rights, law, judgement, punishment, procedural justice, capital punishment, death penalty