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An edition of Philosophical Anarchism and Political Disobedience (1992)

Philosophical Anarchism and Political Disobedience

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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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Language
English
Pages
192

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Subjects

Anarchism, Civil disobedience, Criticism (Philosophy)

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Tsiyut ṿe-seruv: anarkhizm filosofi ṿe-sarvanut poliṭit
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Table of Contents

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

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Other Titles
ציות וסירוב : אנרכיזם פילוסופי וסרבנות פוליטית
Copyright Date
1992

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Library of Congress
JC328.3.G35 2009

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
xiii, 174p.
Number of pages
192
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

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OL28443704M
ISBN 10
0521125073
ISBN 13
9780521125079
OCLC/WorldCat
836865888
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903581
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