Moral Principles and Political Obligations

Name: Moral Principles and Political Obligations
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ISBN: 9780691020198

ISBN-10: 0691020191

ISBN-13: 9780691020198

Edition: 1980 (Reprint)

Authors: A. John Simmons

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Outlining the major competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy--from Locke and Hume through Hart, Rawls, and Nozick--John Simmons attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation. Under what conditions and for what reasons (if any), he asks, are we morally bound to obey the law and support the political institutions of our countries?

Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 1980
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/21/1981
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.95" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Obligations



Obligations and Final Judgments



Obligation and Duty



Positional Duties and Moral Requirements



"Prima Facie" Requirements



The Problem of Political Obligation



The Limits of the Investigation



Political Obligation and Political Language



Utilitarianism and Political Obligation



The Standards of Success



The Consent Tradition



Consent Theory



The Major Assumptions



Majority Consent



The Argument from Tacit Consent



Consent Defined



Tacit Consent



Locke and the Failure of Tacit Consent



Tacit Consent and Residence



The Principle of Fair Play



Hart and Rawls on Fair Play



Fair Play and Justice



Fair Play and Political Obligation



Nozick's Arguments



The Principle in Political Communities



The Natural Duty of Justice



Rawls on Political Obligation



When Institutions "Apply to Us"



Justice and Political Bonds



Gratitude



The Benefits of Government



Debts of Gratitude



Gratitude as a Ground of Political Obligation



Concluding Remarks



Political Obligation and Disobedience



Political Obligation and Legitimacy


Notes


Bibliography


Index