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Political Obligation and Civil Disobedience

with the topic of political obligation. In such periods of crisis, many men want to know why they are obliged to obey government, when and how they may justifiably disobey, and how the claims of the government can be reconciled with other claims on our allegiance. The various works considered here often display a fruitful interaction of political concern and philosophic investigation. They may help us better to understand our own political situations and the obligations incumbent upon us, as well as to clarify an old and important issue in political theory. The topic of political obligation includes a number of subsidiary questions-too many for us to investigate here. I must therefore confine my attention to three (still rather broad) topics. They are, first, the meaning(s) of the term obligation, and the various types of obligation -political, legal, and moral-which theorists discuss. Secondly, we shall look at the various alleged grounds or bases of political obligation. And thirdly, we must consider the limits of obligation and arguments for a right or duty of disobedience.