Thomas Nagel

1 Introduction This essay deals with what I believe to be the central problem of political theory. Rather than proposing a solution to it, I shall try to explain what it is, and why a solution is so difficult to achieve. This result need not be thought of pessimistically, since the recognition...

PREFACEPhilosophy Public Affairs was founded in the belief that issues of public concern often have a philosophical dimension and that a philo-sophical examination of these issues can contribute to their clarification and to their resolution. The editors believe that this expectation is borne out...