The Problem of Political Authority

Michael Huemer

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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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.

ISBN-13
9781137281654
ISBN-10
1137281650
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2012
Publication date
2012-10-29
Pages
365
Dimensions
215x141x22
Weight
488