Tag: political obligation
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When Does Disagreement Become Faction? Hobbes on Political Division
The final episode in our Hobbes trilogy examines disagreement, faction and the forces Hobbes believed could dissolve a commonwealth.
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Why Should We Obey the State? Hobbes on Political Obligation
The second episode in our Hobbes trilogy examines covenant, authorisation, sovereignty and the reasons citizens owe obedience to the state.
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Natural Law and Natural Rights: Pufendorf, Sociability and Political Obligation
Pufendorf’s natural law joined self-preservation to sociability, duty and political authority. This essay traces the difficult path from early modern law to modern rights.