The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey

The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey

2013

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781137281654
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2013
DEWEY: 172.1
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 365
Weight: 496g
Height: 215mm
Width: 141mm
Spine width: 22mm