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Is There a Duty to Obey the Law? (Hardcover): Christopher Wellman, John Simmons

Is There a Duty to Obey the Law? (Hardcover)

Christopher Wellman, John Simmons

Series: For and Against

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The central question in political philosophy is whether political states have the right to coerce their constituents and whether citizens have a moral duty to obey the commands of their state. In this 2005 book, Christopher Heath Wellman and A. John Simmons defend opposing answers to this question. Wellman bases his argument on samaritan obligations to perform easy rescues, arguing that each of us has a moral duty to obey the law as his or her fair share of the communal samaritan chore of rescuing our compatriots from the perils of the state of nature. Simmons counters that this, and all other attempts to explain our duty to obey the law, fail. He defends a position of philosophical anarchism, the view that no existing state is legitimate and that there is no strong moral presumption in favor of obedience to, or compliance with, any existing state.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: For and Against
Release date: July 2005
First published: 2005
Authors: Christopher Wellman • John Simmons
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-83097-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN: 0-521-83097-4
Barcode: 9780521830973

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