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Is There a Duty to Obey the Law?

By Christopher Heath Wellman , A. John Simmons

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0521537843, 9780521537841, 0521830974, 9780521830973
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8269418 bytes)
Series
For and Against
Pages
216\224
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The central question in political philosophy is whether political states have the right to coerce their constituents and whether citizens have a moral duty to obey the commands of their state. Christopher Heath Wellman and A. John Simmons defend opposing answers to this question. Wellman bases his argument on Samaritan obligations to perform easy rescues. Simmons counters that this, and all other attempts to explain our duty to obey the law, will fail.

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