Is Political Authority an Illusion?: A Debate

by Michael Huemer and Daniel Layman

Book Overview

What gives some people the right to issue commands to everyone else and force everyone else to obey them? And why should people obey the commands of those with political power? These two key questions are the heart of the issue of political authority, and, in this volume, two philosophers debate the answers.

Michael Huemer argues that political authority is an illusion and that no one is entitled to rule over anyone. He discusses and rebuts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367457741
• ISBN13: 9780367457747
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"