Coercion and the State

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Reidy, David A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Riker, Walter J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice ; 2
• Θέματα: Law.; Political science.; Ethics.; Political philosophy.; Law > Philosophy.; Law, general.; Political Philosophy.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; Political Science.; Philosophy of Law.

A signal feature of legal and political institutions is that they exercise coercive power. The essays in this volume examine institutional coercion with the aim of trying to understand its nature, justification and limits. Included are essays that take a fresh look at perennial questions – what, if...