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A Theory of Political Obligation: Membership, Commitment, and the Bonds of Society

By Margaret Gilbert

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2008
ISBN
019954395X, 9780199543953
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2622460 bytes)
Pages
343\343
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36
Философские дисциплины;Социальная философия

Description

Margaret Gilbert offers an incisive new approach to a classic problem of political philosophy: when and why should I do what the law tells me to do? Do I have special obligations to conform to the laws of my own country and if so, why? In what sense, if any, must I fight in wars in which my country is engaged, if ordered to do so, or suffer the penalty for law breaking--including the death penalty? Gilbert's accessible book offers a provocative and compelling case in favor of citizens' obligations to the state, while examining how these can be squared with self-interest and other competing considerations.

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