富勒在此書末加入了一個新章節「對批評者的回應」，針對他一九六四年第一版中所提出的道德與法律關係的定義加以延伸，並作更深入的闡述。他最初的理論是區分「義務性道德」（Morality of duty）及「期待性道德」（Morality of aspiration），兩者都背負了社會制度計畫與運作的責任，前者是為任何有目的社會意圖設下規矩，後者則是為這些社會意圖指引方向。
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