Unjust authority : justice, liberal democracy, and political rule /
'Unjust Authority' addresses a systematic weakness in contemporary political theory and philosophy. Most contemporary political theorists and philosophers are unable to explain, vindicate, or justify the authority of the liberal democratic institutions that they live under. Instead, they e...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2024.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Unjust Authority' addresses a systematic weakness in contemporary political theory and philosophy. Most contemporary political theorists and philosophers are unable to explain, vindicate, or justify the authority of the liberal democratic institutions that they live under. Instead, they endorse moralist accounts of the right to rule which require governments to meet impossibly high standards to avoid condemnation as illegitimate usurpers. This is true not just of the dominant Rawlsian mainstream, but of many of its radical critics, whose membership of more critical traditions leaves them sceptical of the value of existing institutions, even where they provide stable, decent rule. The book instead provides a realist account of the authority of liberal democratic rule focused on impersonal rule and regulated democratic competition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 152 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198938125 0198938128 9780198938118 019893811X 9780198938101 0198938101 |