Is There a Duty to Obey the Law? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521537841)

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. Christopher Heath Wellman and A. John Simmons defend opposing answers to this question. Wellman bases his argument on Samaritan obligations to perform easy rescues. Simmons counters that this, and all other attempts to explain our duty to obey the law, will fail.

Author: Christopher Wellman, John Simmons
ISBN-10: 0521537843
ISBN-13: 9780521537841
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d