《The Morality of Freedom》简介：

Book Description

Ranging over central issues of morals and politics, this book discusses the nature of freedom and authority. It examines the role of value-neutrality, rights, equality, and the prevention of harm in the liberal tradition, and relates them to fundamental moral questions such as the relation of values to social forms, the comparability of values, and the significance of personal commitments.

Synopsis

Ranging over central issues of morals and politics, this book discusses the nature of freedom and authority. It examines the role of value-neutrality, rights, equality, and the prevention of harm in the liberal tradition, and relates them to fundamental moral questions such as the relation of values to social forms, the comparability of values, and the significance of personal commitments.

《The Morality of Freedom》摘录：

并不能证明政治中立的合理性。有关中立的论证仍然有待于进一步的假定，即选择诸多原则以实现正义的社会作用是人们的最高利益。没有这一假设的支持，我们就没有理由相信，在原初状态下能够达成任何的一致同意。罗尔斯既没有说明这一假定来自于康德式的洞见，也没有说明它将导致中立的政治关注。

《The Morality of Freedom》目录：

1 The Problem of Political Freedom
I The Bounds of Authority
2 Authority and Reason
3 The Justification of Authority
4 The Authority of States
II Anti‐Perfectionism
5 Neutral Political Concern
6 The Exclusion of Ideals
III Individualistic Freedom: Liberty and Rights
7 The Nature of Rights
8 Right‐Based Moralities
9 Equality
10 Liberty and Rights
IV Society and Value
11 Consequentialism: An Introduction
12 Personal Well‐Being
13 Incommensurability
V Freedom and Politics
14 Autonomy and Pluralism
15 Freedom and Autonomy
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