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Political obligation : a critical introduction /
Political obligation is concerned with the clash between the individual's claim to self-governance and the right of the state to claim obedience. It is a central and ancient problem in political philosophy. In this authoritative introduction, Dudley Knowles frames the problem of obligation in t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2010.
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| Colección: | Routledge contemporary political philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part Part I The authority of the state and the duties of citizens: the conceptual apparatus
- chapter 1 Political obligations and citizens' duties
- chapter 2 The state and its legitimacy
- chapter 3 Political authority
- chapter 4 Questions of justification
- chapter 5 The scope and limits of justificatory arguments
- part Part II The arguments: ancient and modern, for and against
- chapter 6 The anarchist challenge
- chapter 7 Consent and contract
- chapter 8 Hypothetical contract
- chapter 9 The provision of benefits: Arguments from fairness and gratitude
- chapter 10 Utility, justice and Samaritan duties
- chapter 11 Communities and citizenship
- chapter 12 Conclusion.