Should You Obey the Law? - Philosophy Tube

What laws do you have to follow, and why should you follow them?
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Suggested Reading:
General Overviews:
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy on Political Obligation: http://tinyurl.com/n43cmsa
William Edmundson, “State of the Art,” in Legal Theory, 2004.
Jonathan Wolff, “Political Obligation, Fairness and Independence,” in Ratio, 1995

Anarchist:
Matthew Smith, “Political Obligation and the Self,” in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 2011.

Others:
David Hume, “Of the Original Contract.” http://tinyurl.com/lousjcw
Richard Dagger, “Membership, Fair Play and Political Obligation,” in Political Studies, 2000.

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