The Duty to Obey the Law: Selected Philosophical Readings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780847692552)

The question 'Why should I obey the law?' introduces a contemporary puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. The puzzle is especially troublesome if we think of cases in which breaking the law is not otherwise wrongful, and in which the chances of getting caught are negligible. Philosophers from Socrates to H.L.A. Hart have struggled to give reasoned support to the idea that we do have a general moral duty to obey the law but, more recently, the greater number of learned voices has expressed doubt that there is any such duty, at least as traditionally conceived.

Author: William a. Edmundson
ISBN-10: 0847692558
ISBN-13: 9780847692552
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 12/23/1998
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.90w x 0.80d