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Duty to Obey the Law: Selected Philosophical Readings

Contributor(s): Green, Leslie (Contribution by), Greenawalt, Kent (Contribution by), Hirschmann, Nancy J (Contribution by), Klosko, George (Contribution by), Murphy, Mark C (Contribution by), Rawls, John (Contribution by), Raz, Joseph (Contribution by), Sartorius, Rolf (Contribution by), Simmons, A John (Contribution by), Smith, M B E (Contribution by), Soper, Philip (Contribution by), Waldron, Jeremy (Contribution by), Wasserstrom, Richard A (Contribution by), Wolff, Robert Paul (Contribution by), Edmundson, William a (Editor)

ISBN: 9780847692545

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Pub Date: December 23, 1998

Dewey: 340.115

LCCN: 98037982

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Dust Cover

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.99" H x 9.27" L x 6.21" W ( 1.38 lbs) 362 pages

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Description: 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 negligi...

Review Quotes:

"This volume brings together the most important recent work on the question of political obligation. It is an excellent collection of the central work in the field..." --Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy

"Edmundson's anthology is full of well-selected readings that define the range of the problem in its most current incarnation. His contributions and summaries are insightful and will promote valuable discussion." --Philosophy in Review

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