Philosophy / Unit 8 Philosophy 0348 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Philosophical Anarchism
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The idea
Philosophical anarchism: no state's claimed authority is legitimate—the consent never given cannot bind—though order and cooperation may still be organized.
In practice
The conclusion if every justification fails: obligations to obey dissolve into ordinary morality—keep promises, harm no one—with no special duty to the uniform.
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