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"PREFACE". Volume 6 Studies in Social Philosophy, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2006, pp. vi-vii. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110326369.vi

(2006). PREFACE. In Volume 6 Studies in Social Philosophy (pp. vi-vii). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110326369.vi

2006. PREFACE. Volume 6 Studies in Social Philosophy. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. vi-vii. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110326369.vi

"PREFACE" In Volume 6 Studies in Social Philosophy, vi-vii. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110326369.vi

PREFACE. In: Volume 6 Studies in Social Philosophy. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter; 2006. p.vi-vii. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110326369.vi

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Frontmatter i
Contents iv
PREFACE vi
Chapter 1: TECHNOLOGY, COMPLEXITY, AND SOCIAL DECISION 1
Chapter 2: RISKING DEMOCRACY 15
Chapter 3: IS CONSENSUS REQUIRED FOR A RATIONAL SOCIAL ORDER? 29
Chapter 4: MORALITY IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 43
Chapter 5: ON THE RATIONALE OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION 51
Chapter 6: SOCIAL WELFARE: SOME PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES 61
Chapter 7: COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY 75
Chapter 8: THE BELL CURVE REVISITED 91
Chapter 9: IN THE LINE OF DUTY 103
Chapter 10: TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND HUMAN HAPPINESS 115
Chapter 11: THE SOCIAL VALUE OF A LIFE 129
Chapter 12: THE ALLOCATION OF EXOTIC MEDICAL LIFESAVING THERAPY 141
Chapter 13: ETHICAL ISSUES REGARDING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH-CARE SERVICES 157
Chapter 14: MORAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE ECONOMICS OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 169
Name Index 179

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Frontmatter i
Contents iv
PREFACE vi
Chapter 1: TECHNOLOGY, COMPLEXITY, AND SOCIAL DECISION 1
Chapter 2: RISKING DEMOCRACY 15
Chapter 3: IS CONSENSUS REQUIRED FOR A RATIONAL SOCIAL ORDER? 29
Chapter 4: MORALITY IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 43
Chapter 5: ON THE RATIONALE OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION 51
Chapter 6: SOCIAL WELFARE: SOME PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES 61
Chapter 7: COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY 75
Chapter 8: THE BELL CURVE REVISITED 91
Chapter 9: IN THE LINE OF DUTY 103
Chapter 10: TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND HUMAN HAPPINESS 115
Chapter 11: THE SOCIAL VALUE OF A LIFE 129
Chapter 12: THE ALLOCATION OF EXOTIC MEDICAL LIFESAVING THERAPY 141
Chapter 13: ETHICAL ISSUES REGARDING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH-CARE SERVICES 157
Chapter 14: MORAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE ECONOMICS OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 169
Name Index 179