Name: Is Political Authority an Illusion? (Little Debates About big Questions)
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Author: Michael Huemer
ISBN: 9780367457747

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Is Political Authority an Illusion? (Little Debates About big Questions)

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Physical Book

Author

Michael Huemer

Publisher

Routledge

Language

English

Pages

218

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780367457747

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Is Political Authority an Illusion? (Little Debates About big Questions)

Michael Huemer (Author) · Routledge · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Is Political Authority an Illusion? (Little Debates About big Questions) "

What gives some people the right to issue commands to everyone else and force everyone else to obey them? And why should people obey the commands of those with political power? These two key questions are the heart of the issue of political authority, and, in this volume, two philosophers debate the answers. Michael Huemer argues that political authority is an illusion and that no one is entitled to rule over anyone. He discusses and rebuts the major theories supporting political authority's rightfulness: implicit social contract theory, hypothetical contract theories, democratic theories of authority, and utilitarian theories. Daniel Layman argues that democratic governments have authority because they are needed to protect our rights and because they are accountable to the people. Each author writes two replies directly addressing the arguments and ideas of the other. Key Features Covers a key foundational problem of political philosophy: the authority of government. Debate format ensures a full hearing of both sides. A Glossary includes key concepts in political philosophy related to the issue of authority. Annotated Further Reading sections point students to additional resources. Clear, concrete examples and arguments help students clearly see both sides of the argument. A Foreword by Matt Zwolinski describes a broader context for political authority and then traces the key points and turns in the authors' debate.

Michael Huemer

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Michael Huemer, nacido en 1969, es un filósofo estadounidense y profesor en la Universidad de Colorado en Boulder. Se ha destacado por su trabajo en epistemología, ética y filosofía política, abordando con lucidez temas como la justificación del conocimiento, el escepticismo moral y las bases de la autoridad política. Su pensamiento se caracteriza por un racionalismo claro, una defensa del intuicionismo ético y una crítica profunda a las estructuras de poder coercitivas.

Entre sus obras más reconocidas se encuentran The Problem of Political Authority, Ethical Intuitionism y Mitos progres, donde examina ideas populares del pensamiento político moderno desde una perspectiva crítica y argumentada. Huemer combina rigor analítico con un estilo accesible, logrando que su filosofía dialogue tanto con el público académico como con lectores interesados en los dilemas morales y sociales contemporáneos.

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