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- Title
The Dilemma of Authority.
- Authors
Fives, Allyn
- Abstract
What I refer to here as the dilemma of authority arises when one ought to defer to authority; one ought to act as the more weighty reason demands; one can do either; one cannot do both. For those who reject the possibility of legitimate authority, the dilemma does not arise. Among those who accept legitimate authority, some, including Joseph Raz, presume the conflict can be resolved without remainder. In this paper, I argue that, in a moral conflict of this kind, when one of the reasons for action is defeated but not cancelled, it is rational to feel regret for failing to do what one ought to do.
- Subjects
AUTHORITY; POLITICAL community; RAZ, Joseph; LEGITIMACY of governments; DILEMMA
- Publication
Philosophia, 2024, Vol 52, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
0048-3893
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11406-024-00715-7