| dc.contributor.author | Dietrich, Frank | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-08T19:27:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-08T19:27:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de//handle/jlupub/419 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-352 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Criticism of contract theory has always played an important role in Hartmut Kliemt's writings on political philosophy. Notwithstanding his objections to a consent-based justification of the state he has never subscribed to an anarchist position. In Hartmut Kliemt's view, a minimal state which protects the basic liberties of its citizens has to be considered legitimate. The article begins with a brief restatement of the most influential objections that have been raised against the various forms of contract theory. Thereafter interestbased accounts of political legitimacy are critically examined; it is argued that individual interests fail to provide a justification for any kind of political authority. Finally, philosophical anarchism is suggested as a possible alternative to contract theory and interest theory. Although philosophical anarchism holds that no state has a moral right to rule, it can be reconciled with the view that it is in the individual's interest to create and maintain a minimal state. | de_DE |
| dc.language.iso | en | de_DE |
| dc.subject.ddc | ddc:100 | de_DE |
| dc.subject.ddc | ddc:330 | de_DE |
| dc.title | Individual Interest and Political Legitimacy | de_DE |
| dc.type | article | de_DE |
| dcterms.isPartOf | 2536124-7 | |
| local.affiliation | Externe Einrichtungen | de_DE |
| local.source.spage | 273 | de_DE |
| local.source.epage | 286 | de_DE |
| local.source.journaltitle | Rationality, markets, and morals: RMM | de_DE |
| local.source.volume | 0 | de_DE |
