Kpanie, Addy (2010) Is Simmons Right? : A Critical Appraisal of the General Conclusion of A. John Simmons’s Moral Principles and Political Obligations. Masters thesis, University of London, Heythrop College.
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Abstract
This dissertation appraises the general conclusion of A. John Simmons’s Moral Principles and Political Obligations. Simmons concludes that most citizens in most modern states do not have political obligations. He draws this conclusion after critically analyzing four major arguments for political obligation, whose success depended on their satisfying certain criteria Simmons identifies as necessary for grounding political obligation. Simmons contends that none of these accounts is successful within existing political arrangements and accordingly citizens are free of political obligations. This striking conclusion invites the question: Is Simmons right in his conclusion that most citizens in most modern states do not have political obligations? This is the focal question of this dissertation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | A. JOHN SIMMONS’S MORAL PRINCIPLES AND POLITICAL OBLIGATIONS, Political Obligation, Simmons’s Significance, Consent Theory, |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy |
| Divisions: | Comparative Jesuitica |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2014 06:01 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2014 06:03 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/94 |
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