The State
A political philosopher asks what a state actually is, and what would make one legitimate.
Philip Pettit, best known for the republican account of freedom as non-domination, sets out a theory of the state itself: how it comes to exist, what distinguishes it from other organisations, and the conditions under which its authority can be justified. Ambitious and systematic rather than introductory.
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Tyler Cowen
There is a new and ambitious Philip Pettit book coming out, The State.
Source · February 2023
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