Ralph D. Ellis is a Full Professor at Clark-Atlanta University. He holds a M.S. in Public and Urban Affairs from Georgia State University, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University. Dr. Ellis is an accomplished author with dozens of published articles and more than 10 published books, including Coherence and Verification in Ethics also from the University Press of America and Just Results from Georgetown University Press. Norman Fischer is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Clark-Atlanta University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Emory University and has published on both ancient and modern philosophy. James B. Sauer is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology at St. Mary's University. He holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Ethics from Saint Paul University. He is editor of Philosophy in the Contemporary World and author of numerous books and articles on philosophy.

• Part 1 PrefaceChapter 2 1. Reopening Fundamental QuestionsChapter 3 2. Politics and Value Theory: A Complex RelationshipChapter 4 3. Formative Concepts from Early Philosophers: Plato and AristotleChapter 5 4. Hobbes and the Origins of Modern Social Contract TheoryChapter 6 5. Hobbesian Difficulties and Locke's Rights-Based ApproachChapter 7 6. Social Contract Theories, Equality, and Liberty: Rousseau and KantChapter 8 7. The Normative Basis of MarxismChapter 9 8. Contemporary Thinking about Justice: Rawls and NozickChapter 10 9. Contemporary Thinking about Justice: The Feminist CritiqueChapter 11 10. Justice as if Context Mattered: Communitarian Theories of JusticeChapter 12 11. Back to Impartiality and Beyond: European Voices in the Justice ConversationChapter 13 12. The Postmodern Riposte: Contesting UniversalismChapter 14 13. Privacy and the Public LifePart 15 ReferencesPart 16 IndexPart 17 About the Authors

Ralph D. Ellis is a Full Professor at Clark-Atlanta University. He holds a M.S. in Public and Urban Affairs from Georgia State University, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University. Dr. Ellis is an accomplished author with dozens of published articles and more than 10 published books, including Coherence and Verification in Ethics also from the University Press of America and Just Results from Georgetown University Press. Norman Fischer is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Clark-Atlanta University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Emory University and has published on both ancient and modern philosophy. James B. Sauer is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology at St. Mary's University. He holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Ethics from Saint Paul University. He is editor of Philosophy in the Contemporary World and author of numerous books and articles on philosophy.

• Part 1 PrefaceChapter 2 1. Reopening Fundamental QuestionsChapter 3 2. Politics and Value Theory: A Complex RelationshipChapter 4 3. Formative Concepts from Early Philosophers: Plato and AristotleChapter 5 4. Hobbes and the Origins of Modern Social Contract TheoryChapter 6 5. Hobbesian Difficulties and Locke's Rights-Based ApproachChapter 7 6. Social Contract Theories, Equality, and Liberty: Rousseau and KantChapter 8 7. The Normative Basis of MarxismChapter 9 8. Contemporary Thinking about Justice: Rawls and NozickChapter 10 9. Contemporary Thinking about Justice: The Feminist CritiqueChapter 11 10. Justice as if Context Mattered: Communitarian Theories of JusticeChapter 12 11. Back to Impartiality and Beyond: European Voices in the Justice ConversationChapter 13 12. The Postmodern Riposte: Contesting UniversalismChapter 14 13. Privacy and the Public LifePart 15 ReferencesPart 16 IndexPart 17 About the Authors

Ralph D. Ellis is a Full Professor at Clark-Atlanta University. He holds a M.S. in Public and Urban Affairs from Georgia State University, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University. Dr. Ellis is an accomplished author with dozens of published articles and more than 10 published books, including Coherence and Verification in Ethics also from the University Press of America and Just Results from Georgetown University Press. Norman Fischer is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Clark-Atlanta University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Emory University and has published on both ancient and modern philosophy. James B. Sauer is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology at St. Mary's University. He holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Ethics from Saint Paul University. He is editor of Philosophy in the Contemporary World and author of numerous books and articles on philosophy.

• Part 1 PrefaceChapter 2 1. Reopening Fundamental QuestionsChapter 3 2. Politics and Value Theory: A Complex RelationshipChapter 4 3. Formative Concepts from Early Philosophers: Plato and AristotleChapter 5 4. Hobbes and the Origins of Modern Social Contract TheoryChapter 6 5. Hobbesian Difficulties and Locke's Rights-Based ApproachChapter 7 6. Social Contract Theories, Equality, and Liberty: Rousseau and KantChapter 8 7. The Normative Basis of MarxismChapter 9 8. Contemporary Thinking about Justice: Rawls and NozickChapter 10 9. Contemporary Thinking about Justice: The Feminist CritiqueChapter 11 10. Justice as if Context Mattered: Communitarian Theories of JusticeChapter 12 11. Back to Impartiality and Beyond: European Voices in the Justice ConversationChapter 13 12. The Postmodern Riposte: Contesting UniversalismChapter 14 13. Privacy and the Public LifePart 15 ReferencesPart 16 IndexPart 17 About the Authors