Joseph Raz’s Theory of Authority [Book Review]

Philosophy Compass 6 (12):884-894 (2011)
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Joseph Raz’s theory of authority has become influential among moral, political, and legal philosophers. This article will provide an overview and accessible explanation of the theory, guiding those coming to it for the first time as to its theoretical ambitions within the wider issues of authority, and through its intricacies. I first situate the theory among philosophical examinations of authority, and then explain the theory itself in detail.

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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2011.00445.x

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Authority and Reason‐Giving.David Enoch - 2012 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 89 (2):296-332.

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Leviathan.Thomas Hobbes - 1651 - Harmondsworth,: Penguin Books. Edited by C. B. Macpherson.
The Morality of Freedom.Joseph Raz - 1986 - Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press.
Law’s Empire.Ronald Dworkin - 1986 - Harvard University Press.
Natural law and natural rights.John Finnis - 1979 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Practical reason and norms.Joseph Raz - 1975 - London: Hutchinson.

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