The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals
Do citizens have an obligation to obey the law? This book differs from standard approaches by shifting from the language of obedience (orders) to that of deference (normative judgments). Though the focus is on political obligation, Philip Soper approaches that issue indirectly by developing a more general account of when deference is due to the views of others. The book defends a more general theory of ethics; one whose scope extends beyond the question of political obligation to questions of duty in the case of law, promises, fair play and friendship.
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The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals
Do citizens have an obligation to obey the law? This book differs from standard approaches by shifting from the language of obedience (orders) to that of deference (normative judgments). Though the focus is on political obligation, Philip Soper approaches that issue indirectly by developing a more general account of when deference is due to the views of others. The book defends a more general theory of ethics; one whose scope extends beyond the question of political obligation to questions of duty in the case of law, promises, fair play and friendship.
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The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals

The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals

by Philip Soper
The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals

The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals

by Philip Soper

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Do citizens have an obligation to obey the law? This book differs from standard approaches by shifting from the language of obedience (orders) to that of deference (normative judgments). Though the focus is on political obligation, Philip Soper approaches that issue indirectly by developing a more general account of when deference is due to the views of others. The book defends a more general theory of ethics; one whose scope extends beyond the question of political obligation to questions of duty in the case of law, promises, fair play and friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521810470
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/24/2002
Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law
Pages: 206
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.63(d)
Lexile: 1530L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Part I. Law's Morals: 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding authority; 3. Claiming authority; 4. The nature of law; Part II. The Ethics of Deference: 5. The puzzle of promise; 6. The problem of fair play; 7. Political obligation; 8. The nature of deference.
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