A Theory of Political Obligation: Membership, Commitment, and the Bonds of Society
MIA KARTS BOOKS
Book details
- Author
- Margaret Gilbert
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Consciousness & Thought
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780199274956
- ISBN-10
- 0199274959
- Vendor: Mia Karts
A Theory of Political Obligation: Membership, Commitment, and the Bonds of Society
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ISBN: 0199274959
Author: Gilbert, Margaret
Condition: New
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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