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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793827403321

Autore

Flathman Richard E.

Titolo

Political obligation / / Richard E. Flathman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020

ISBN

1-000-70684-2

1-000-70586-2

0-429-35198-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Political thought and political philosophy ; ; volume 21

Disciplina

320.011

Soggetti

Consensus (Social sciences)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in Great Britain in 1973."

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. 1. The Study of Language and the Study of Politics 2. Obligation and Ideals 3. Obligation and Rules 4. The Social Bases of Obligation Rules 5. Obligation, Stability, and Change: Praise, Blame, and Disinclination 6. Obligation, Political Freedom, and Coercion 7. Obligation, Consent, and Utility 8. The Utility of Obligation. Bibliography. Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Under what conditions are obedience and disobedience required or justified? To what or whom is obedience or disobedience owed? What are the differences between authority and power and between legitimate and illegitimate government? What is the relationship between having an obligation and having freedom to act? What are the similarities and differences among political, legal, and moral obligations?..." Originally published in 1972, Professor Flathman discusses these crucial issues in political theory in a lucid and stimulating argument. Though mainly concerned to develop his own modified utilitarian standing point he also reviews both the classical and modern literature from Plato and Hobbes to Hare and Rawls. The treatment is philosophical but it is frequently related to practical issues of civil obedience and disobedience and in particular focuses on the relation between law, obligation and social change.