Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation

George Klosko is Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. His books include Democratic Procedures and Liberal Consensus, Jacobins and Utopians: The Political Theory of Fundamental Moral Reform, as well as the two-volume History of Political Theory: An Introduction.

• Chapter 1 New IntroductionChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 Political ObligationChapter 4 The Principle of FairnessChapter 5 Political PreceptsChapter 6 Discretionary Public GoodsChapter 7 Fairness TheoryChapter 8 Fairness, Utilitarianism, and ConsentChapter 9 Appendix I: Parfit's Moral Arithmetic and the Obligation to Obey the LawChapter 10 Appendix II: The Principle of Fairness and Political AttitudesChapter 11 BibliographyChapter 12 Index

The argument developed in Klosko's book is worth wrestling with, for there is much to think about in this work and very little to distract.