Introduction: Virtuous Disagreements in Social Philosophy / Laurence Thomas -- Equality -- 1. Freedom and Money / G.A. Cohen -- 2. The Meanings of Freedom / Leif Wenar -- The Family -- 3. The Good and Bad Family / Rosalind Hursthouse -- 4. Family Resemblances / Elizabeth F. Cohen -- Sexual Rights -- 5. Homosexuality, Harm, and Moral Principles / John Corvino -- 6. Homosexual Acts, Morality, and Public Discourse / Christopher Wolfe -- Abortion and the Limits of Freedom -- 7. The Fetus in Perspective: The Moral and the Legal / Anne Fagot-Largeault -- 8. Abortion and Moral Repugnancy / Laurence Thomas -- Privacy -- 9. Privacy / John Deigh -- 10. Privacy's Value / Terrance McConnell -- Religious Tolerance -- 11. In Defense of Religious Toleration / Philip L. Quinn -- 12. Does Religious Toleration Make Any Sense? / Thomas Christiano -- Diversity -- 13. Ethnicity, Disunity, and Equality / Lawrence Blum -- 14. Diversity Limited / David Benatar -- Racial Integration -- 15. The Future of Racial Integration / Elizabeth Anderson -- 16. When Turnabout Is Not Fair Play / Carl Cohen -- Scarce Resources -- 17. Moral Issues in Rationing Scarce Resources / F.M. Kamm -- 18. Locke's Defense of Preferential Treatment / Bernard R. Boxill -- Violence -- 19. Psychological Violence and Institutional Racism: The Moral Responsibility of Bystanders / Howard McGary -- 20. McGary's Striking Claim and the Roles of Self-Deception, Acquiescence, and Complicity / B.C. Postow.
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Essays exploring and debating the topics of equality, the family, homosexuality, abortion, privacy, religious tolerance, ethnic diversity and integration, scarcity and the individual's role in violent situations.