Essays concerned with fundamental issues of rational commitment and social justice to which Kavka devoted his work as a philosopher.
Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction: the moral and political philosophy of Gregory Kavka Christopher W. Morris; 1. Some personal memories Tyler Burge; 2. The shadow of the future Brian Skyrms; 3. A new paradox of deterrence Daniel M. Farrell; 4. Rethinking the toxin puzzle David Gauthier; 5. Toxin, temptation, and the stability of intention Michael E. Bratman; 6. The toxin puzzle Gilbert Harman; 7. Religion and morality in Hobbes Edwin Curley; 8. Contemporary uses of Hobbes' political philosophy S. A. Lloyd; 9. The knavish humean Jean Hampton; 10. Some considerations in favour of contractualism Gary Watson; 11. Justice, reasons and moral standing Christopher W. Morris; 12. Wrongful life: paradoxes in the morality of causing people to exist Jeff McMahan; Gregory S. Kavka's writings.