A collection of essays on the nature of the individual self and its relationship to society, which asks such questions as: can we understand human behaviour without considering social and cultural attachments held by individuals and should the state promote an idea of the good?

This volume is the most up-to-date collection of essays on the nature of the individual self and its relationship to society. It raises such questions such as: can we understand human behavior without considering social and cultural attachments held by individuals? Can or should the State promote an idea of the good? Contributors include Ronald Dworkin, David Gauthier, Amy Gutmann, Will Kymlicka, John Rawls, Robert Nozick, and Michael Sandel.

A very student-friendly, highly readable book which offers complex concepts in a comprehensible manner.