S. I. BENN (Australian National University, Canberra) and R. S. PETERS (Professor of The Philosophy of Education, University of London Institute of Education)

@quote:'...an important book, likely to start a new chapter in political philosophy.' - Times Educational Supplement@quote:'...lucid, critical and full of sense.' - Glasgow Herald

• Selected Contents: Part I: Society: Its Rules and Their Validity 1. Society and Types of Social Regulation. 2.Moral Theory. 3.Legal Theory. 4.Rights. Part II: Social Principles and Their Implementation 5.Justice and Equality. 6.Justice and the Distribution of Income. 7. Property. 8. Punishment. 9. Freedom and Responsibility. 10.Freedom as a Political Ideal. Part III: Principles of Association and the Democratic State 11. Individuals in Association. 12. Sovereignty and the Moral Basis of State Supremacy. 13. The State and Other Associations. 14. The Grounds of Authority and Political Obligation. 15. Democracy. Appendix International Relations.