DeGreiff, Pablo. Drugs and the Limits of Liberalism: Moral and Legal Issues: A Psychosocial Perspective. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. March 1999, 224 pages.
 Society's drug problem will persist, and debates over solutions will continue, getting nowhere, until we define our terms. Drugs and the Limits of Liberalism is an effort to do just that - to parse the legal, moral, and philosophical underpinnings of any discussion of drug policy. A unique work in political philosophy, it focuses systematically on the normative, rather than the factual, aspects of the problem.
Does liberal political theory, with its commitment to individual freedom, offer any guidance in the matter of drugs, particularly regarding their legal status? Do the commitments that citizens of liberal democracies make-commitments to ideals such as rationality, equality, justice, and democratic forms of decision-making-have implications for drug policy? These are the questions addressed in this volume, which explores the possibilities and limitations of philosophical reflection on this pressing, practical social issue.
About the Author
Pablo DeGreiff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Buffalo.
Other Contributors: William Connolly, Johns Hopkins University Jon Elster, Columbia University Samuel Freeman, University of Pennsylvania Donald Moon, Wesleyan University Michael S. Moore, University of Virginia Thomas Pogge, Columbia University
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