Timothy Hinton is Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. He has published numerous papers on political philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of religion in journals including Philosophy and Public Affairs, Analysis, and the Journal of Social Philosophy.

'… this is an impressive collection of essays on one of the most influential ideas in modern moral and political philosophy … Taken together, these twelve discussions are about as comprehensive and relevant as any volume on the original position of this length could be.' Samuel Freeman, University of Pennsylvania

• List of abbreviations; Introduction: the original position and The Original Position – an overview Timothy Hinton; 1. Justice as fairness, utilitarianism, and mixed conceptions David O. Brink; 2. Rational choice and the original position: the (many) models of Rawls and Harsanyi Gerald Gaus and John Thrasher; 3. The strains of commitment Jeremy Waldron; 4. Our talents, our histories, ourselves: Nozick on the original position argument John Christman; 5. Rawls and Dworkin on hypothetical reasoning Matthew Clayton; 6. Feminist receptions of the original position Amy R. Baehr; 7. G. A. Cohen's critique of the original position David Estlund; 8. Liberals, radicals, and the original position Timothy Hinton; 9. The original position and Scanlon's contractualism Joshua Cohen; 10. The 'Kantian roots' of the original position Andrews Reath; 11. Stability and the original position from Theory to Political Liberalism Paul Weithman; 12. The original position in the law of peoples Gillian Brock; References; Index.

Timothy Hinton is Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. He has published numerous papers on political philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of religion in journals including Philosophy and Public Affairs, Analysis, and the Journal of Social Philosophy.

'… this is an impressive collection of essays on one of the most influential ideas in modern moral and political philosophy … Taken together, these twelve discussions are about as comprehensive and relevant as any volume on the original position of this length could be.' Samuel Freeman, University of Pennsylvania

• List of abbreviations; Introduction: the original position and The Original Position – an overview Timothy Hinton; 1. Justice as fairness, utilitarianism, and mixed conceptions David O. Brink; 2. Rational choice and the original position: the (many) models of Rawls and Harsanyi Gerald Gaus and John Thrasher; 3. The strains of commitment Jeremy Waldron; 4. Our talents, our histories, ourselves: Nozick on the original position argument John Christman; 5. Rawls and Dworkin on hypothetical reasoning Matthew Clayton; 6. Feminist receptions of the original position Amy R. Baehr; 7. G. A. Cohen's critique of the original position David Estlund; 8. Liberals, radicals, and the original position Timothy Hinton; 9. The original position and Scanlon's contractualism Joshua Cohen; 10. The 'Kantian roots' of the original position Andrews Reath; 11. Stability and the original position from Theory to Political Liberalism Paul Weithman; 12. The original position in the law of peoples Gillian Brock; References; Index.

Timothy Hinton is Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. He has published numerous papers on political philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of religion in journals including Philosophy and Public Affairs, Analysis, and the Journal of Social Philosophy.

'… this is an impressive collection of essays on one of the most influential ideas in modern moral and political philosophy … Taken together, these twelve discussions are about as comprehensive and relevant as any volume on the original position of this length could be.' Samuel Freeman, University of Pennsylvania

• List of abbreviations; Introduction: the original position and The Original Position – an overview Timothy Hinton; 1. Justice as fairness, utilitarianism, and mixed conceptions David O. Brink; 2. Rational choice and the original position: the (many) models of Rawls and Harsanyi Gerald Gaus and John Thrasher; 3. The strains of commitment Jeremy Waldron; 4. Our talents, our histories, ourselves: Nozick on the original position argument John Christman; 5. Rawls and Dworkin on hypothetical reasoning Matthew Clayton; 6. Feminist receptions of the original position Amy R. Baehr; 7. G. A. Cohen's critique of the original position David Estlund; 8. Liberals, radicals, and the original position Timothy Hinton; 9. The original position and Scanlon's contractualism Joshua Cohen; 10. The 'Kantian roots' of the original position Andrews Reath; 11. Stability and the original position from Theory to Political Liberalism Paul Weithman; 12. The original position in the law of peoples Gillian Brock; References; Index.