THREE ANARCHICAL FALLACIES by William A. Edmundson ( 9780521037518 )

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THREE ANARCHICAL FALLACIES
AN ESSAY ON POLITICAL AUTHORITY

By:

William A. Edmundson

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

23 April, 2007

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law

Pages:

208

Description:

This book exposes fallacies inspired by the idea that coercion seems inseparable from government and in doing so shows that living in a just state remains a worthy ideal.

Synopsis:

How is a legitimate state possible? Obedience, coercion and intrusion are three ideas that seem inseparable from all government and seem to render state authority presumptively illegitimate. This book exposes three fallacies inspired by these ideas and in doing so challenges assumptions shared by liberals, libertarians, cultural conservatives, moderates and Marxists. In three clear and tightly argued essays William Edmundson dispels these fallacies and shows that living in a just state remains a worthy ideal. This is an important book for all philosophers, political scientists and legal theorists as well as other readers interested in the views of Rawls, Dworkin and Nozick, many of whose central ideas are subjected to rigorous critique.

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