Does a state have a parental role?

Scientific Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Philosophy - General Essays, Eras, grade: 2.6, The Open University, language: English, abstract: The paper analyses whether analogies between the state/citizen relation and the parent/child relation are strong enough to explain why citizens are obliged to obey the state's imposed laws.

About the author

Mark-Oliver Morkos studied Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Local History at the Open University, UK and the University of Oxford.

Product details

• Authors: Mark-Oliver Morkos
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9783656741510
• ISBN: 978-3-656-74151-0
• No. of pages: 12
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 34 g
• Series: Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V279551; Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V279551
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Renaissance, Enlightenment; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day