Ethics of a Democracy

A unique philosophical and political treatise concerning the rights and responsibilities of the individual toward the state and the state toward the individual in a pluralistic democracy. Every great social theme of our times is discussed: abortion, capital punishment, taxation, public schooling, military service, free speech, pornography, etc. What is offered is a blueprint by which a democracy can deal with the controversial issues which inevitably arise in the social and political structures of human society. A guideline much needed in the complexity of modern life.