Living in a less than perfect world
Subtitle: essays in political philosophy
By: Juha Räikkä.
Contributors: Suomen Filosofinen Yhdistys.
Series: Acta philosophica Fennica -- v. 75
Publisher: Hakapaino Oy
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Political science -- Philosophy.
Table of contents: title: The feasibility condition in political theory; title: The problem of the second best; title: On disassociating oneself from collective responsibility; title: The moral relevance of cultural disadvantage; title: On the ethics of minority protection; title: Problems in population theory; title: Coercive population policies, procreative freedom, and morality; title: The repugnant conclusion and the welfare of actual people; title: Freedom and a right (not) to know; title: The argument from truth as a basis for legislation concerning freedom of speech; title: The place of religious arguments in civic discussion; title: Burden of proof rules in social criticism; title: Social criticism as a social practice.