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On political obligation / Judith N. Shklar ; edited and with an introduction by Samantha Ashenden and Andreas Hess.
Publisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2019]Copyright date: © 2019 by the Estate of Judith N. ShklarEdition: First EditionDescription: xxviii, 234 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- 9780300214994
- 323.65
- JC329.5 .S53 2019
Contents:
Summary: A compelling set of lectures on political obligation that contributes to ongoing debates in political theory and intellectual history
This stimulating collection of lectures by the late Judith Shklar on political obligation is paired with a scholarly introduction that offers an overview of her life, illuminates the connections among her teaching, research, and publications, and explains why her lectures still resonate with us and contribute to current debates in political theory and intellectual history.
Acknowledgments;
Introduction: Judith N. Shklar’s Lectures on Political Obligation, by Samantha Ashenden and Andreas Hess;
Berkeley Lecture: Conscience and Liberty;
Lecture 1: Weizsäcker and Bonhoeffer;
Lecture 2: Antigone;
Lecture 3: Crito;
Lecture 4: Friendship;
Lecture 5: The New Testament and Martin Luther;
Lecture 6: Divided Loyalties;
Lecture 7: Honor and Richard II;
Lecture 8: Tyranny;
Lectures 9–13: Hobbes and Modern Contract Theory;
Lecture 14: Hegel and Ideology;
Lecture 15: The Positive State;
Lecture 16: Obedience;
Lecture 17: Military Obedience;
Lecture 18: Loyalty and Betrayal;
Lecture 19: Civil Disobedience in the Nineteenth Century;
Lecture 20: Civil Disobedience in the Twentieth Century;
Lecture 21: Conscientious Objection;
Lecture 22: Consent and Obligation;
Lecture 23: The Bonds of Exile;
Appendix I: Why Teach Political Theory?;
Appendix II: A Note on Sources;
Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments;
Introduction: Judith N. Shklar’s Lectures on Political Obligation, by Samantha Ashenden and Andreas Hess;
Berkeley Lecture: Conscience and Liberty;
Lecture 1: Weizsäcker and Bonhoeffer;
Lecture 2: Antigone;
Lecture 3: Crito;
Lecture 4: Friendship;
Lecture 5: The New Testament and Martin Luther;
Lecture 6: Divided Loyalties;
Lecture 7: Honor and Richard II;
Lecture 8: Tyranny;
Lectures 9–13: Hobbes and Modern Contract Theory;
Lecture 14: Hegel and Ideology;
Lecture 15: The Positive State;
Lecture 16: Obedience;
Lecture 17: Military Obedience;
Lecture 18: Loyalty and Betrayal;
Lecture 19: Civil Disobedience in the Nineteenth Century;
Lecture 20: Civil Disobedience in the Twentieth Century;
Lecture 21: Conscientious Objection;
Lecture 22: Consent and Obligation;
Lecture 23: The Bonds of Exile;
Appendix I: Why Teach Political Theory?;
Appendix II: A Note on Sources;
Index.
A compelling set of lectures on political obligation that contributes to ongoing debates in political theory and intellectual history
This stimulating collection of lectures by the late Judith Shklar on political obligation is paired with a scholarly introduction that offers an overview of her life, illuminates the connections among her teaching, research, and publications, and explains why her lectures still resonate with us and contribute to current debates in political theory and intellectual history.