Proposes a new model of contractualism based on an interpersonal, deliberative conception of practical reason which answers the twin demands of moral accuracy a

Contractualism has a venerable history and considerable appeal. Yet as an account of the foundations or ultimate grounds of morality it has been thought by many

Utilitarianism considered both as a theory of personal morality and a theory of public choice.

Rightness as Fairness provides a uniquely fruitful method of 'principled fair negotiation' for resolving applied moral and political issues that requires mergin

The demand for consensus arises due to its absence. For each opinion held there will be another to counter it, and for each approach to problem solving an alter