A discussion of the issues related to liberalism, communitarianism and distributive justice among scholars in social philosophy. Topics include: the foundations of moral theory; liberal morality in practice; liberalism in a Conservative society; and philosophy and community.

A collection of essays arising from the first International Conference on Social Philosophy, which addressed some of the issues facing humankind at the end of the 20th century including: justice; freedom; power; equality; privacy; conscience versus law; technology and changing values; population; business ethics; nuclear war; violence; terrorism; and peace.

In this study, the contributors maintain that forcefully-expressed ideas have in fact wrought huge changes in the world - sometimes of great good, sometimes of overwhelming evil. The theme of these essays is that the hope of the next century of human history hangs on our ability to recapture our faith in the social power of ideas. This book is a collection of papers presented at the 11th International Social Philosophy Conference, held in Helsinki, in the summer of 1993.

The essays in this collection address some of the many social dilemmas that concern philosophers, such as AIDS, abortion, addictive drugs and crime. Written in a clear, accessible style, the book seeks to provide encouragement for the defence of human rights, justice and community.