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The Duty to Obey the Law

Author : William Atkins Edmundson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847692552
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Duty to Obey the Law written by William Atkins Edmundson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question, 'Why should I obey the law?' introduces a contemporary puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. The puzzle is especially troublesome if we think of cases in which breaking the law is not otherwise wrongful, and in which the chances of getting caught are negligible. Philosophers from Socrates to H.L.A. Hart have struggled to give reasoned support to the idea that we do have a general moral duty to obey the law but, more recently, the greater number of learned voices has expressed doubt that there is any such duty, at least as traditionally conceived. The thought that there is no such duty poses a challenge to our ordinary understanding of political authority and its legitimacy. In what sense can political officials have a right to rule us if there is no duty to obey the laws they lay down? Some thinkers, concluding that a general duty to obey the law cannot be defended, have gone so far as to embrace philosophical anarchism, the view that the state is necessarily illegitimate. Others argue that the duty to obey the law can be grounded on the idea of consent, or on fairness, or on other ideas, such as community.

A Theory of Political Obligation

Author : Margaret Gilbert
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199274959
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book A Theory of Political Obligation written by Margaret Gilbert and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-05-11 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Gilbert offers an incisive new approach to a classic problem of political philosophy: when and why should I do what the laws of my country tell me to do? Beginning with carefully argued accounts of social groups in general and political societies in particular, the author argues that in central, standard senses of the relevant terms membership in a political society in and of itself obligates one to support that society's political institutions. The obligations in questionare not moral requirements derived from general moral principles, as is often supposed, but a matter of one's participation in a special kind of commitment: joint commitment. An agreement is sufficient but not necessary to generate such a commitment. Gilbert uses the phrase 'plural subject' to referto all of those who are jointly committed in some way. She therefore labels the theory offered in this book the plural subject theory of political obligation.The author concentrates on the exposition of this theory, carefully explaining how and in what sense joint commitments obligate. She also explores a classic theory of political obligation --- actual contract theory --- according to which one is obligated to conform to the laws of one's country because one agreed to do so. She offers a new interpretation of this theory in light of a theory of plural subject theory of agreements. She argues that actual contract theory has more merit than has beenthought, though the more general plural subject theory is to be preferred. She compares and contrasts plural subject theory with identification theory, relationship theory, and the theory of fair play. She brings it to bear on some classic situations of crisis, and, in the concluding chapter,suggests a number of avenues for related empirical and moral inquiry.Clearly and compellingly written, A Theory of Political Obligation will be essential reading for political philosophers and theorists.

The Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation

Author : George Klosko
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461645328
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book The Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation written by George Klosko and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2004-01-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation, George Klosko presents the first book-length treatment of political obligation grounded in the premises of liberal political theory. In this now-classic work, he clearly and systematically formulates what others thought impossible-a principle of fairness that specifies a set of conditions which grounds existing political obligations and bridges the gap between the abstract accounts of political principles and the actual beliefs of political actors. Brought up-to-date with a new introduction, this new edition will be of great interest to all interested in political thought.

Justification and Legitimacy

Author : A. John Simmons
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521793650
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Justification and Legitimacy written by A. John Simmons and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains essays by A. John Simmons, perhaps the most innovative and creative of today's political philosophers.

Political Obligations

Author : George Klosko
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199256204
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Political Obligations written by George Klosko and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a full defence of the theory of political obligation George Klosko presents arguments based on a number of key principles, as well as commenting on popular attitudes and how the state views them.

A Theory of Justice

Author : John RAWLS
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674042603
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book A Theory of Justice written by John RAWLS and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls's view, so much of the extensive literature on Rawls's theory refers to the first edition. This reissue makes the first edition once again available for scholars and serious students of Rawls's work.

Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Author : David Miller
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191577863
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by David Miller and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-06-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy. It starts by explaining why the subject is important and how it tackles basic ethical questions such as 'how should we live together in society?' It looks at political authority, the reasons why we need politics at all, the limitations of politics, and whether there are areas of life that shouldn't be governed by politics. It explores the connections between political authority and justice, a constant theme in political philosophy, and the ways in which social justice can be used to regulate rather than destroy a market economy. David Miller discusses why nations are the natural units of government and whether the rise of multiculturalism and transnational co-operation will change this: will we ever see the formation of a world government? ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Collected Papers

Author : John Rawls
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674137394
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Collected Papers written by John Rawls and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1999-05-30 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Rawls' work on justice has perhaps drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the 20th century. Some of these essays articulate views distinct from those in his books.

Moral Principles and Political Obligations

Author : A. John Simmons
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691213240
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Moral Principles and Political Obligations written by A. John Simmons and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlining the major competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy--from Locke and Hume through Hart, Rawls, and Nozick--John Simmons attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation. Under what conditions and for what reasons (if any), he asks, are we morally bound to obey the law and support the political institutions of our countries?

The Problem of Political Authority

Author : Michael Huemer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137281669
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book The Problem of Political Authority written by Michael Huemer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The state is often ascribed a special sort of authority, one that obliges citizens to obey its commands and entitles the state to enforce those commands through threats of violence. This book argues that this notion is a moral illusion: no one has ever possessed that sort of authority.

A System of Rights

Author : Rex Martin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198273746
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book A System of Rights written by Rex Martin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin provides an original solution to the issue of the justification of political authority, by constructing a model political system in which certain kinds of political rights are emphasised, and discussing the implications of such a system.

Political Concepts

Author : Richard Bellamy
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719059094
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Political Concepts written by Richard Bellamy and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a sophisticated analysis of central political concepts in the light of recent debates in political theory. It introduces readers to some of the main interpretations, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses, including a broad range of the main concepts used in contemporary debates on political theory. It tackles the principle concepts employed to justify any policy or institution and examines the main domestic purposes and functions of the state. It goes on to study the relationship between state and civil society and finally looks beyond the state to issues of global concern and inter-state relations.

Measuring Justice

Author : Harry Brighouse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139487442
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Justice written by Harry Brighouse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a team of leading theorists to address the question 'What is the right measure of justice?' Some contributors, following Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, argue that we should focus on capabilities, or what people are able to do and to be. Others, following John Rawls, argue for focussing on social primary goods, the goods which society produces and which people can use. Still others see both views as incomplete and complementary to one another. Their essays evaluate the two approaches in the light of particular issues of social justice - education, health policy, disability, children, gender justice - and the volume concludes with an essay by Amartya Sen, who originated the capabilities approach.

Conflicts of Law and Morality

Author : Kent Greenawalt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195058240
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Conflicts of Law and Morality written by Kent Greenawalt and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful emotion and pursuit of self-interest have many times led people to break the law with the belief that they are doing so with sound moral reasons. This study is a comprehensive philosophical and legal analysis of the gray area in which the foundations of law and morality clash. In examining the extent of the obligations owed by citizens to their government, Greenawalt concentrates on the possible existence of a single source of obligation that reaches all citizens and all laws.

Justice for Hedgehogs

Author : Ronald Dworkin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674071964
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Justice for Hedgehogs written by Ronald Dworkin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fox knows many things, the Greeks said, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. In his most comprehensive work, Ronald Dworkin argues that value in all its forms is one big thing: that what truth is, life means, morality requires, and justice demands are different aspects of the same large question. He develops original theories on a great variety of issues very rarely considered in the same book: moral skepticism, literary, artistic, and historical interpretation, free will, ancient moral theory, being good and living well, liberty, equality, and law among many other topics. What we think about any one of these must stand up, eventually, to any argument we find compelling about the rest. Skepticism in all its forms—philosophical, cynical, or post-modern—threatens that unity. The Galilean revolution once made the theological world of value safe for science. But the new republic gradually became a new empire: the modern philosophers inflated the methods of physics into a totalitarian theory of everything. They invaded and occupied all the honorifics—reality, truth, fact, ground, meaning, knowledge, and being—and dictated the terms on which other bodies of thought might aspire to them, and skepticism has been the inevitable result. We need a new revolution. We must make the world of science safe for value.

Law, Liberty, and Morality

Author : H. L. A. Hart
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804701549
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Law, Liberty, and Morality written by H. L. A. Hart and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1963 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This incisive book deals with the use of the criminal law to enforce morality, in particular sexual morality, a subject of particular interest and importance since the publication of the Wolfenden Report in 1957. Professor Hart first considers John Stuart Mill's famous declaration: "The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community is to prevent harm to others." During the last hundred years this doctrine has twice been sharply challenged by two great lawyers: Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, the great Victorian judge and historian of the common law, and Lord Devlin, who both argue that the use of the criminal law to enforce morality is justified. The author examines their arguments in some detail, and sets out to demonstrate that they fail to recognize distinction of vital importance for legal and political theory, and that they espouse a conception of the function of legal punishment that few would now share.

Fair Play in Sport

Author : Sigmund Loland
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135801304
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Fair Play in Sport written by Sigmund Loland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fair Play in Sport presents a critical re-working of the classic ideal of fair play and explores its practical consequences for competitive sport. By linking general moral principles and practical cases, the book develops a contemporary theory of fair play. The book examines many of the key issues in the ethics of sport, including: * fairness and justice in sport * moral and immoral interpretation of 'athletic performance' * what makes a 'good competition' * the key values of competitive sport. The notion of fair play is integral to sport as we know and experience it, and is commonly seen as a necessary ethos if competitive sport is to survive and flourish. Fair Play in Sport provides an invaluable guide to the subject for all those with an interest in ethics and the philosophy of sport.