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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

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PhilosophyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1137281650
ISBN13: 9781137281654
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Oct 29 2012
Pages: 365
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
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.

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