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Book SynopsisA Philosophical Theory of Citizenship answers seminal questions about legal obligation, government authority, and political community. It employs an "idiomatic" theory of reality, ethical conduct, and the self to justify patriotic duty, classical liberty, and national sovereignty.
Trade ReviewA fresh new argument, thoughtful, subtle,and persuasive, on a concern as old as Aristotle: the nature of citizenship. -- Isaac Kramnick, Cornell University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 3 1 Introduction Chapter 4 2 Inadequate Theories Chapter 5 3 Reality and Coherent Conduct Chapter 6 4 The Self and its Obligations Chapter 7 5 Political Authority and its Limits Chapter 8 6 The Best Political Community Chapter 9 7 International Justice Chapter 10 8 Conclusions and Applications Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index
