The second volume of Joel Feinberg's work, "The Moral Limits of Criminal Law", a four-volume work that addresses the question: what kinds of conduct may the state make criminal without infringing on the moral autonomy of individual citizen?

"Feinberg is perceptive, responsive to the existing literature, candid in owning to difficulty, and everywhere calm and sane. This is truly impressive philosophical writing."--Philosophy and Public Affairs "Original, thought provoking, and vividly argued....His discussion of vulgarity, obscenity, and pornography is a model of clarity and lucidity....One feels impelled to return to the book time and again."--British Journal of Criminology "An original and profound contribution to both political philosophy and criminal and constitutional law worthy of the great liberal tradition of John Stuart Mill which it develops and deepens. Its combination of precise argument, vivid examples, and beautiful style merges, magically, philosophical rigor, moral depth, and shrewd and probing psychological observation."--David A.J. Richards, New York University Law School "[The book] lights up the issues with ingenious examples, and addresses them with honesty, lucidity, passion, elegance and wit." -- The Review of Politics "Feinberg is perceptive, responsive to the existing literature, candid in owning to difficulty, and everywhere calm and sane. This is truly impressive philosophical writing."--Philosophy and Public Affairs "Original, thought provoking, and vividly argued....His discussion of vulgarity, obscenity, and pornography is a model of clarity and lucidity....One feels impelled to return to the book time and again."--British Journal of Criminology "An original and profound contribution to both political philosophy and criminal and constitutional law worthy of the great liberal tradition of John Stuart Mill which it develops and deepens. Its combination of precise argument, vivid examples, and beautiful style merges, magically, philosophical rigor, moral depth, and shrewd and probing psychological observation."--David A.J. Richards, New York University Law School "[The book] lights up the issues with ingenious examples, and addresses them with honesty, lucidity, passion, elegance and wit." -- The Review of Politics