The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals

ISBN-13: 9780521008723 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 206 str.

Philip Soper; Gerald Postema; Jules L. Coleman

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'Clearly presented and persuasively argued, Soper's account of the ethics of deference covers a wide range of legal, political, and moral issues from authority and autonomy, to obligation and the nature of reasons. … Soper offers an insightful analysis … His most original and contentious position, that the law has authority but does not claim it, is one that he makes intuitively appealing. Soper's thesis gives one the power to approach the law rationally, and to consider the pros and cons of adhering to its norms.' Res Republica

Spis treści

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.