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political obligation is directed by legal obligation. Political obligation refers to a moral requirement to obey national laws. Its origins are unclear, however it traces to the Ancient Greeks. The idea of political obligation is philosophical, focusing on the morality of laws, rather than justice. Discussion of political obligation grew during the era of social contract theory, in which Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were crucial in explaining the idea and its importance

Or is political obligation more a matter of being than of doing - that is, of simply being a member of the country or. .

Or is political obligation more a matter of being than of doing - that is, of simply being a member of the country or state in question? To those questions many answers have been given, and none now commands widespread assent. Indeed, a number of contemporary political philosophers deny that a satisfactory theory of political obligation either has been or can be devised.

Historically, political philosophers have offered many and various answers to these questions

Historically, political philosophers have offered many and various answers to these questions. Some have thought that political obligation must be based on a voluntary undertaking to obey; others have argued that it derives from a general requirement to promote the common good or maximise well-being; and still others that it follows from a duty of fairness or justice. By contrast, anarchists have mostly denied that we have any such obligations to the polity at all. This book assesses the validity of these claims and the arguments for them.

I labelled my theory of political obligation the plural subject theory because m. These include important issues in the theory. Political Society as a Matter of Joint Commitment

I labelled my theory of political obligation the plural subject theory because my. technical notion of a plural subject is equivalent to that of a population of persons. who have jointly committed one another in some way. It might also have been. of action and decision, and central questions in moral and more generally norma-. Political Society as a Matter of Joint Commitment. He does not nd this compelling.

Author(s): John Horton. Issues in Political Theory

Author(s): John Horton. Issues in Political Theory.

Robert Jubb is Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Reading. Patrick Tomlin is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Warwick.

With a focus on real-world issues and an extensive range of thought-provoking case studies, Issues in Political Theory provides the clearest, most engaging introduction to political theory and how it is applied to address the most important issues confronting the world today. Robert Jubb is Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Reading.

In recent years, political obligations have generally been conceptualized in a.Many important discussions of political obligation are chapters in books or articles in collections.

In recent years, political obligations have generally been conceptualized in a particular way, as applications of familiar moral principles. With a number of competing theories of obligation in the literature, theorists generally criticize other views as part of the project of defending their own. Commonly, a theorist begins by arguing for a set of criteria that an adequate theory of political obligation must satisfy.

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