Political Obligation: A Critical Introduction

by Dudley Knowles

Book Overview

Political obligation is concerned with the clash between the individual's claim to self-governance and the right of the state to claim obedience. It is a central and ancient problem in political philosophy.

In this authoritative introduction, Dudley Knowles frames the problem of obligation in terms of the duties citizens have to the state and each other. Drawing on a wide range of key works in political philosophy, from Thomas Hobbes, John...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415416019
• ISBN13: 9780415416016
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"