PREFACE

This thirty-secon d volum e o f NOMO S gre w ou t o f th e meeting s

of th e America n Societ y fo r Politica l an d Lega l Philosoph y hel d
in conjunctio n wit h th e America n Politica l Scienc e Associatio n
in Chicag o i n September , 1987 . Th e topic , "Majoritie s an d Mi -
norities: Politica l an d Philosophica l Perspectives, " wa s selecte d
by vot e o f th e membershi p o f ou r society . Ala n Wertheime r
served a s chair o f th e program . T h e origina l progra m consiste d
of thre e papers , tw o o f whic h appea r i n thi s volume . T h e com -
mentators wer e invite d t o submi t revise d version s o f thei r com -
ments o r t o submi t ne w paper s o n th e issue s unde r considera -
tion. I n addition , th e editor s solicite d paper s o n topic s tha t wer e
not discusse d a t th e meeting .
This i s th e firs t volum e i n th e NOMO S serie s t o b e edite d
under th e ASPLP' s ne w policy . John Chapma n i s no w servin g
as th e Edito r o f NOMOS . Th e chai r o f eac h progra m wil l serv e
as Associate Edito r o f th e resultin g volume .

J.W.C.
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