Consent Theory of Political Obligation

First published in 1987. This book provides the first systematic and comprehensive restatement and defence of consent theory since the 19th Century. It distinguishes consent from contract theory, examines what the actual consent of citizens can consist in and what place it must have in liberal democratic theory.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction 2. Conceptual Preliminaries and Normative Assumptions 3. The Membership Version of Consent Theory 4. Consent and Three Version of Democratic Liberalism 5. Three Versions of Actual Consent Theory 6. Replies to Objections 7. Reforms Required to Maximise Consent-based Political Obligation and Authority 8. Political Obligation and Moral Ought 9. Summary of the Membership Version of Consent Theory; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Harry Beran

Zusammenfassung

First published in 1987. This book provides the first systematic and comprehensive restatement and defence of consent theory since the 19th Century. It distinguishes consent from contract theory, examines what the actual consent of citizens can consist in and what place it must have in liberal democratic theory.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Harry Beran, Beran Harry
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367230845
• ISBN: 978-0-367-23084-5
• Seiten: 178
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Political Thought and Political Philosophy
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; History, PHILOSOPHY / General, HISTORY / General, Philosophy, Indian record