{"product_id":"the-nature-of-authority-hardback-9781009507813","title":"The Nature of Authority (Hardback) 9781009507813","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Nature of Authority\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element provides a comprehensive rigorous conceptual account of the nature of practical authority and its constitutive properties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKenneth Einar Himma (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009507813, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e76 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.276 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Nature of Authority provides a comprehensive theory of the nature of authoritative guidance. It argues that the following claims exhaust the constitutive properties of authoritative tellings: authoritative tellings (1) tell subjects what to do; (2) give rise to reasons to comply; (3) are issued by personal beings and govern the behavior of personal beings; (4) are issued by rationally competent beings and govern the behavior of rationally competent beings; (5) are issued under a claim of right that counts as plausible in virtue of being grounded in a system to which subjects acquiesce as governing their behavior; (6) are issued by beings with the power to impose their will on subjects with respect to what they do; (7) create obligations to comply; and (8) are backed by a threat of detriment that is reasonably contrived to deter enough noncompliance to enable the system to minimally achieve its ends.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Preliminary Considerations: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The existence conditions of practical authority\u003cbr\u003e 3. Claims (1) through (7) and the sanctions thesis\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Razian theory of practical authority\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Existence Conditions of Practical Authority\u003cbr\u003e 5. The constitutive properties of authoritative tellings\u003cbr\u003e 6. Other candidates for constitutive properties of authoritative tellings\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Claims (1) through (7) and the Sanctions Thesis: 7. Practical authority as telling people what to do\u003cbr\u003e 8. Practical authority as a source of reasons to comply\u003cbr\u003e 9. Practical authority as a personal relationship\u003cbr\u003e 10. Practical authority as rational\u003cbr\u003e 11. Practical authority as the power of will-imposition\u003cbr\u003e 12. Practical authority as grounded in a claim of right\u003cbr\u003e 13. Practical authority as giving rise to obligations\u003cbr\u003e 14. Must authoritative tellings create exclusionary reasons?\u003cbr\u003e 15. Objections – Of angels and emergency volunteers\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Jurisprudence \u0026amp; philosophy of law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Jurisprudence \u0026amp; philosophy of law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jurisprudence%20\u0026amp;%20philosophy%20of%20law%20%5BLAB%5D%22\"\u003eLAB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415624741144,"sku":"9781009507813","price":46.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009507813i.jpg?v=1784419311","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-nature-of-authority-hardback-9781009507813","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}