Hobbes on Legal Authority and Political Obligation

Hobbes on Legal Authority and Political Obligation
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Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9781137490254
ISBN-13 : 113749025X
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Book Synopsis Hobbes on Legal Authority and Political Obligation by : Luciano Venezia

Download or read book Hobbes on Legal Authority and Political Obligation written by Luciano Venezia and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hobbes on Legal Authority and Political Obligation develops a new interpretation of Hobbes's theory of political obligation. According to the account developed in the book, the directives issued by the sovereign as introducing authoritative requirements, so that subjects are morally obligated to obey them.


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