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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 Biography:

William A. Edmundson is professor at Georgia State University College of Law. He is the author of Three Anarchical Fallacies: An Essay on Political Authority (1998, Cambridge University Press).
Release date NZ
December 23rd, 1998
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributors
  • Contributions by A John Simmons
  • Contributions by George Klosko
  • Contributions by John Rawls
  • Contributions by Joseph Raz
  • Contributions by Kent Greenawalt
  • Contributions by Leslie Green
  • Contributions by Mark C. Murphy
  • Contributions by Nancy J. Hirschmann
  • Contributions by Rolf Sartorius
  • Edited by William A. Edmundson
Pages
362
Dimensions
160x236x25
ISBN-13
9780847692545
Product ID
1826369

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