Authority

by Wendt, Fabian

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Title Statements

Full title :Authority / Fabian Wendt

Summary

From citizens paying taxes to employees following their bosses' orders and kids obeying their parents, we take it for granted that a whole range of authorities have the power to impose duties on others. However, although authority is often accepted in practice, it looks philosophically problematic if we conceive persons as free and equals. From citizens paying taxes to employees following their bosses' orders and kids obeying their parents, we take it for granted that a whole range of authorities have the power to impose duties on others. However, although authority is often accepted in practice, it looks philosophically problematic if we conceive persons as free and equals. In this short and accessible book, Fabian Wendt examines the basis of authority, discussing five prominent theories that try to explain how claims to authority can be vindicated. Focusing in particular on the issue of how states can rightfully claim authority, he rigorously analyses the theories' arguments and evaluates their strengths and weaknesses. He also debates anarchism as an alternative that should be taken seriously if no theory ultimately succeeds in explaining state authority

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Polity Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018

The Physical Object

Description:140 pages

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781509516971 (hbk), 1509516972 (hbk)
oclc:on1079886079
LC Classification:HM1251
Dewey Decimal:303.36

Subjects

Authority -- Philosophy Authority -- Social aspects Autorité -- Aspect social Autorité -- Philosophie Political science & theory Society Sociology & anthropology