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Why Should We Obey the Law?

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Why Should We Obey the Law?

By George Klosko

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About the book

Whether we should obey the law is a question that affects everyone's day-to-day life, from traffic laws to taxes. Most people obey out of habit, but the question remains: why are we morally required to do so? If we fail to obey, the state may enforce compliance, but is it right for it to do this, and if so, why? In this book, George Klosko, a renowned authority on political obligation, skillfully probes these questions. He considers various prominent theories of obligation and shows why they are...Show more

Politics and government

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9781509521210

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2018

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