AuthorHuemer, Michael
TitleThe problem of political authority : An examination of the right to coerce and the duty to obey / Michael Huemer
Imprint New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Descript xxviii, 365p. : ill ; 23 cm

CONTENT

The problem of political authority. -- The traditional social contract theory. -- The hypothetical social contract theory. -- The authority of democracy. -- Consequentialism and fairness. -- The psychology of suthority. -- What if there is no authority? -- Evaluating social theories. -- The logic of predation. -- Indiviudal security in a stateless society. -- Criminal justice and dispute resolution. -- War and societal defense. -- From democracy to anarchy.


SUBJECT

  1. Obedience
  2. Social contract
  3. Authority

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Political Science Library303.36 H887P CHECK SHELVES
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