A Theory of Political Obligation: Membership, Commitment, and the Bonds of Society

by Margaret Gilbert

Book Overview

Margaret Gilbert offers an incisive new approach to a classic problem of political philosophy: when and why should I do what the law tells me to do? Do I have special obligations to conform to the laws of my own country and if so, why? In what sense, if any, must I fight in wars in which my country is engaged, if ordered to do so, or suffer the penalty for law breaking--including the death penalty? Gilbert's accessible book offers a provocative and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199274959
• ISBN13: 9780199274956
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"