The fox knows many things, the Greeks said, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. In his most comprehensive work, Dworkin argues that value in all its forms is one big thing; that what truth is, life means, morality requires, and justice demands are different aspects of the same large question.

Preface

Baedeker

PART ONE

Independence

Truth in Morals

External Skepticism

Morals and Causes

Internal Skepticism

PART TWO

Interpretation

Moral Responsibility

Interpretation in General

Conceptual Interpretation

PART FOUR

Morality

From Dignity to Morality

Aid

Harm

Obligations

PART FIVE

Politics

Political Rights and Concepts

Equality

Liberty

Democracy

Law

Epilogue: Dignity Indivisible

Notes

Index