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. The author frames the problem of obligation in terms of the duties citizens have to the...
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| Language: | English |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge ,
2010
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| Series: | Routledge contemporary political philosophy
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Political obligations and citizens' duties
- 2. State and its legitimacy
- 3. Political authority
- 4. Questions of justification
- 5. Scope and limits of justificatory arguments
- 6. Anarchist challenge
- 7. Consent and contract
- 8. Hypothetical contract
- 9. Provision of benefits : arguments from fairness and gratitude
- 10. Utility, justice and Samaritan duties
- 11. Communities and citizenship
- 12. Conclusion