For several decades the work of Joel Feinberg has been the most influential in legal, political, and social philosophy in the English-speaking world. This honors that body of work by presenting fifteen original essays, many of them by leading legal and political philosophers, that explore the problems that have engaged Feinberg over the years.

Preface; Contributors; 1. Liberalism and group rights Allen Buchanan; 2. The argument from liberty Shelly Kagan; 3. Autonomy and preference formation Richard J. Arneson; 4. Critical analysis and constructive interpretation David Lyons; 5. Liberalism, free speech and justice for minorities David A. J. Richards; 6. Liberalism and the new skeptics Thomas Morawetz; 7. Tort liability and the limits of corrective justice Jules L. Coleman; 8. Liberalism, retribution and criminality Jean Hampton; 9. Responsibility for consequences John Martin Fischer and Mark Ravizza; 10. Some ruminations on women, violence and the criminal law Jeffrie G. Murphy; 11. Force, consent and the reasonable women Joan McGregor; 12. Self-defense Robert F. Schopp; 13. Letting patients die: legal and moral reflections Sanford H. Kadish; 14. Fetal-maternal conflicts Holly M. Smith; 15. Benign and malign morality Hyman Gross; Publications by Joel Feinberg.