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The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
Michael Huemer
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Description for The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 394 pages, 2 halftones, 5 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
502g
Number of Pages
365
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137281654
SKU
V9781137281654
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99-15
About Michael Huemer
Michael Huemer is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, where he has worked since 1998. He is the author of Skepticism and the Veil of Perception and Ethical Intuitionism , as well as more than 40 articles in ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, and metaphysics.
Reviews for The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
'Huemer has produced not just a brilliant work of political philosophy, but a gripping page-turner. With an engaging style and sharp wit, Huemer demolishes two entrenched dogmas: that we have a duty to obey the law, and the state has the right to force us to obey. Huemer's conclusions may be controversial, but he makes them seem like commonsense.' - ... Read more