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Should vaccinations be mandatory? Should children be granted the right to vote? Should people be allowed to choose sex work? When we consider these questions, what should we take into account and how? This book lists 15 such questions. All of them are pressing issues for contemporary society, and all of them are controversial among reasonable people. All of these questions are not only interesting in their own right, but are also useful for better understanding our fundamental values of freedom, equality, law, and order.
 
This book is a sequel to Hirohide Takikawa (Ed.) Philosophers of Law Ask You Questions (Horitsu Bunka Sha, 2016). Philosophers of Law Ask You Questions serves as an exercise book, supplementary reader, and introductory book, rather than a textbook on legal philosophy. Its novelty lies in its “playing games first” approach, which suggests that when beginning a new sport, it is more engaging to play the game before diving into basic drills. Similarly, when studying legal philosophy, why not tackle practical questions first, instead of rehearsing foundational concepts? Fortunately, this new approach has gained significant readership, leading to the publication of a sequel, Philosophers of Law Ask You More Questions.
 
This book includes a completely revised set of questions. The criteria for selecting these questions are that they should be concrete, controversial, contemporary, normative, and related to important theoretical issues. The 15 questions in this book were carefully selected from a large pool of questions that met the above criteria, considering their interrelationships and the overall balance of the book.
 
The intended audience for this book is primarily undergraduate and law students (the previous volume has been adopted by many universities as discussion material). Additionally, ambitious high school students should find it useful because it is written with clarity and conciseness, aiming to introduce the philosophy of law.
 
Of course, the book will also appeal to a broader audience interested in the topics discussed in these chapters. As it addresses current, controversial issues, it contains numerous insights and novel suggestions that even professional researchers may find engaging. While easy to comprehend, the book maintains a rigorous level. Therefore, I hope that this book, as an introductory guide, much like its predecessor, will be accessible to a wide-ranging readership.
 

(Written by TAKIKAWA Hirohide, Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics / 2024)