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by Chaim Gans

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This book examines the central questions concerning the duty to obey the law: the meaning of this duty; whether and where it should be acknowledged; and whether and when it should be disregarded. Many contemporary philosophers deny the very existence of this duty, but take a cautious stance towards political disobedience. This 'toothless anarchism', Professor Gans argues, should be discarded in favour of a converse position confirming the existence of a duty to obey the law which can be outweighed by values and principles of political morality. Informed by the Israeli experience of political disobedience motivated by radically differing moral outlooks, the author sets out the principles which should guide our attitude to law and political authority even amidst clashing ideologies and irreconcilable moralities. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of law, philosophy and politics, and anyone concerned with the individual's responsibilities toward his or her political community.

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1992

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Cambridge University Press

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English

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174

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Preface Page xi

Introduction Page 1

1. The meaning of the duty to obey the law and autonomy-based anarchism Page 5

1.1. Moral obligation, political obligation and the rule of law Page 5

1.2. Moral autonomy and the rigid conception of the duty to obey Page 10

1.3. Because the law so commands Page 14

1.4. A duty to obey Page 18

1.5. Laws as commands Page 99

1.6. The supremacy of law Page 24

1.7. Acknowledging an authority Page 33

2. The justifications of the duty to obey the law and critical anarchism Page 42

2.1. Gratitude Page 43

2.2. Consent Page 49

2.3. Fairness Page 57

2.4. The argument from consequences Page 66

2.5. The duty to support just institutions Page 78

2.6. Communal obligation Page 83

2.7. The importance of the duty to obey the law Page 89

3. The conditions of the applicability of the duty to obey the law and its democratic foundation Page 94

3.1. Justice and democracy as conditions for the duty to obey the law Page 96

3.2. Democracy as grounds for the duty to obey Page 108

Fair distribution of political power Page 109

Participation and consent Page 116

4. The limits of the duty to obey the law Page 120

4.1. Justifying disobedience Page 121

The argument from consequences: the formal limits of obedience and the complex criterion for disobedience Page 121

The values and intentions of the legislators and policy makers Page 127

The formal limits of obedience and two simple criteria for disobedience Page 129

Democracy, fairness and communal obligation: substantive limits of obedience Page 132

Justifying civil disobedience and conscientious objection Page 138

4.2. The attitude towards disobedience Page 146

Intolerance of justified acts of disobedience Page 147

Tolerance of unjustified disobedience: considerations of fairness Page 149

Tolerance of unjustified disobedience: pragmatic considerations Page 154

Tolerance of unjustified disobedience: freedom of conscience Page 155

Various means for expressing tolerance Page 159

Afterword Page 162

Bibliography Page 165

Index Page 169

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165–168) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 323.6/5/01
Library of Congress: JC328.3 .G35 1992

The Physical Object

Format: Hardcover
Pagination: xiii, 174p.
Number of pages: 174
Dimensions: 24 x x centimeters

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Open Library: OL1547945M
ISBN 10: 0521414504
ISBN 13: 9780521414500
LCCN: 91027373
OCLC/WorldCat: 836865888
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Library Thing: 903581
Goodreads: 403895

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Philosophical Anarchism and Political Disobedience

by Chaim Gans