ISBN:
9781137281654
Language:
English
Pages:
XXVIII, 365 S.
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version The Problem of Political Authority : An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
DDC:
172.1
Keywords:
Political science_xPhilosophy
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Political science_xPhilosophy
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Analytical Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Part I The Illusion of Authority; 1 The Problem of Political Authority; 2 The Traditional Social Contract Theory; 3 The Hypothetical Social Contract Theory; 4 The Authority of Democracy; 5 Consequentialism and Fairness; 6 The Psychology of Authority; 7 What if There Is No Authority?; Part II Society without Authority; 8 Evaluating Social Theories; 9 The Logic of Predation; 10 Individual Security in a Stateless Society; 11 Criminal Justice and Dispute Resolution; 12 War and Societal Defense
Description / Table of Contents:
13 From Democracy to AnarchyReferences; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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