`Joseph Raz is the creator of a distinctive, powerful and appealing philosophical vision, further defended and elaborated in this fine collection of sixteen essays.' Henry Shue, The Philosophical Review, Vol 106, no3 (July 1997) `An excellent exposure to Raz's recent thoughts ... Raz offers sharp opinions in clear and unpretentious prose ... the book can be easily sampled, and it presents an important viewpoint, not only for specialists but for anyone who cares about the moral dimension of politics and law.' London Review of Books `Even in brief encapsulation, the vigour of Raz's arguments is plain. These further explorations of the elegant and attractive version of liberalism he advanced a few years ago in The Morality of Freedom are fully up to standard.' Times Literary Supplement `If the test for the success of a volume of essays is whether or not they `hang together' as a whole, then the book is a winner ... It is often tightly argued, candid and thought-provoking, almost always seeking to take the argument a few steps further while scrupulously examining the snags of so doing. In other words, it is what we have come to expect from Raz.' Modern Law Review `The essays remind one how subtle, unpretentious and constructive 'analytical' political philosophy can be when practised with such intelligence, care and seriousness of purpose...no one interested in contemporary liberal theory or the philosophy of law could fail to learn a very great deal from these exemplary essays.' Political Studies