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Justification and Legitimacy: Essays on Rights and Obligations

A. John Simmons

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The characteristic features of clear argumentation and careful scholarship that have been hallmarks of the philosophy of A. John Simmons are everywhere evident in this collection. The essays focus on the problems of political obligation and state legitimacy as well as on historical theories of property and justice. Cumulatively the collection presents a distinctive social and political philosophy, exploring the nature of our most fundamental rights and obligations, and displaying the power and plausibility of Lockean ideal theory.

Language: English

Pages: 292

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 30, 2000

ISBN: 0521793653

ISBN 13: 9780521793650

Justification and Legitimacy: Essays on Rights and Obligations

A. John Simmons

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The characteristic features of clear argumentation and careful scholarship that have been hallmarks of the philosophy of A. John Simmons are everywhere evident in this collection. The essays focus on the problems of political obligation and state legitimacy as well as on historical theories of property and justice. Cumulatively the collection presents a distinctive social and political philosophy, exploring the nature of our most fundamental rights and obligations, and displaying the power and plausibility of Lockean ideal theory.

Language: English

Pages: 292

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 30, 2000

ISBN: 0521793653

ISBN 13: 9780521793650

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