Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. 1 Rights, Responsibilities, and Virtues 1
4. 2 Rights and Irresponsibility 18
5. 3 Taking Responsibilities as well as Rights Seriously 50
6. 4 Civil Society’s Role in Cultivating the “Seedbeds of Virtue” 81
7. 5 Government’s Role in Promoting Civic Virtues 112
8. 6 Conflicts between Liberty and Equality 146
9. 7 Autonomy versus Moral Goods 177
10. 8 Minimalism versus Perfectionism 207
11. 9 The Myth of Strict Scrutiny for Fundamental Rights 237
12. Epilogue: Pursuing Ordered Liberty 273
13. Notes 275
14. Acknowledgments 345
15. Index 349