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This volume presents 12 original papers on the idea that moral objectivity is to be understood in terms of a suitably constructed social point of view that all can accept. The contributors offer new perspectives, some sympathetic and some critical, on constructivist understandings of morality and reason

Ronald Beiner wants to have it both ways. We know this because, near the end of his book, he tells us that he is a "dualist," someone for whom "philosophy and citizenship are defined by radically distinct purposes: the job of philosophy is to strive unconditionally for truth, and the job of citizenship is to strive for good and prudent judgment about the common purposes of civic life, and each should focus strictly on fulfilling its own appointed end without worrying too much about the other." So there needs to be "a steady appreciation of the fundamental chasm between what we (as citizens) need in the world of practice and what we (as human beings) need from the world of theory" (224). This, however, would be abhorrent to most of the political philosophers Beiner covers. Because they are not dualists but monists; to them, theory and practice should be one.

1. Philosophers on sexuality -- 2. What is sexuality? -- 3. Does sex have a purpose? -- 4. Feminism -- 5. Sexual morality -- 6. Adultery and fidelity -- 7. Homosexuality -- 8. The morality of abortion -- 9. Pornography -- 10. Sex differences -- 11. Gender equality -- 12. Sex talk -- 13. Romantic love -- 14. Marriage -- 15. Family and parenthood.

A review essay on a book by (1) Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales ([Tomus I, Libri I-XIII. Edited by L. D. Reynolds] New York: Oxford U Press, 1965); & (2) Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Epistles, 66-92), Vol. 2 ([Tr by Richyard M. Gummere, 1920] Reprint, Cambridge, MA: Harvard U Press, 1991).

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction Matthew Lindauer -- Part 1 Traditional Issues in Political Philosophy with an Empirical Approach -- 1 Corruption, Shared Expectations, and Social Dilemmas Cristina Bicchieri, Raj Patel, and Leena Koni Hoffmann -- 2 Rules, Risk, and Agreement Justin P. Bruner -- 3 Does Equality Matter for Its Own Sake?: An Experimental Examination of the Leveling-Down Objection Christopher Freiman and Adam Lerner -- 4 What Does Labor Mixing Get You? Shaun Nichols and John Thrasher -- 5 Segregation and the Portfolio Theory of Identity Ryan Muldoon -- 6 Empirical Philosophy: How Engaging with Empirical Evidence Is Important for Theory as Well as Practice Nicole Hassoun -- 7 How Do People Balance Death against Lesser Burdens? Veronika Luptakova and Alex Voorhoeve -- Part 2 New Directions -- 8 Automated Psycholinguistic Analysis of the Anglophone Manosphere Mark Alfano, Joanne Byrne, and Joshua Roose -- 9 Experimental Immigration Ethics Mollie Gerver, Patrick Lown, and Dominik Duell -- 10 Love vs. Money: Understanding Unique Challenges in Care Workers' Labor Organizing Grace Flores-Robles and Ana P. Gantman -- 11 Experimental Political Philosophy: A Manifesto John Thrasher -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.