Consent and Obligation.

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to question the relation between consenting and being obligated. Topics covered include: An Idea of Consent and the Range of Obligation; Conditions of Consent -- Freedom, Information, Capacity, Conditions versus principles, Continued moral autonomy and Conditions and consent given over time; Consent as the Source of Political Obligation -- A society of consenters, Military service, On Locke and Requirements beyond Consent; Consent and the Limits of Obligation -- Injustice and obligation, Civil disobedience and corporate authority, and Ultimate obligation; and Conflicts of Obligation -- Value and obligation to disobey, and Pluralism and other sources of disobedience.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA065477

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  • Thomas Wylie Stewart

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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