Why the law matters to you : citizenship, agency, and public identity

Why the law matters to you : citizenship, agency, and public identity /

This book develops an account of legality that identifies the law as a constitutive feature of the identities of citizens of modern states. The law co-constitutes practical identities by maintaining the external preconditions that are necessary for actions performed under its authority. The book is...

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Main Author: Hanisch, Christoph
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2013
Series:Practical philosophy ; v. 16.
Subjects:
Effectiveness and validity of law.
Law > Philosophy.
Citizenship.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Kukathas's Challenge to Contemporary Liberalism
  • Chapter 2: The Liberal State and Liberal Citizens
  • Chapter 3: Initial Ad Hominem Reply to Kukathas
  • Chapter 4: Korsgaard's Two Arguments
  • Chapter 5: Public Actions and Public Identities
  • Chapter 6: Clarification and Objections
  • Chapter 7: Action and the Law
  • Chapter 8: The Nature of Law Revisited
  • Chapter 9: Reply to Kukathas
  • Conclusion
  • References.

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