This text explores the possibility of achieving agreement in political theory. Each philosopher defends in a essay his or her view of social justice and comments on two or more of the other essays. The reader is left to judge to what degree the contributors achieve agreement or reconciliation.
These original essays by seven leading contemporary political philosophers spanning the political spectrum explore the possibility of achieving agreement in political theory. Each philosopher defends in a principal essay his or her own view of social justice and also comments on two or more of the other essays. The result is a lively exchange that leaves the reader to judge to what degree the contributors achieve agreement or reconciliation.