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The Psychology of Authority
No state has genuine authority. But most people think they do. Most think we’re obligated to obey even bad laws. When someone (other than ourselves) breaks the law, we think it appropriate for agents of the state to punish that person, even...
Eternal Recurrence*
In an earlier post—
—we established that time is infinite in both past and future directions.
What are the implications for the overall story of the universe? One implication is, roughly, that everything that happens has happened before i...
Pride & Humility
Here, I discuss pride and humility: what are they?
Here, I discuss pride and humility: what are they? And are they good or bad?
The Authority of Democracy
Here, I explain why the government does not have authority just because it’s democratic.*
1. Naive Majoritarianism
I’ve written elsewhere about the problem of political authority: Roughly speaking, what gives 535 clowns in Washington...
The TV Contract
Background
Social contract theorists say that the government’s authority is created by a contract between citizens and the state, whereby we agree to obey the laws and pay taxes, and the state agrees to protect us. I wrote the following...
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Michael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is the author of over 90 articles in epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and metaphysics, as well as a dozen amazing books that you should immediately buy.
I am a philosophy professor and an essayist. I host the Philosopher's Diaries blog at Psychology Today, where I have published on a wide range of topics, including self-sabotage, intimacy, parents who envy their children, and many others.
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