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The dangerous life: natural justice and the rightful subversion of the state *.

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From: Polity
Date: 20060701
Author:DeHart, Paul R.

Introduction

While the setting is dramatic rather than philosophical, the confrontation between Creon and Antigone in Sophocles' famed play provides us with an occasion to consider the following question: Is there a basis in natural justice for sometimes denying the claims of the state upon our obedience? (1) Four objections have been posed. First, there is no such thing as natural justice, and therefore no possibility of saying natural justice sometimes relieves us of our obligation to obey the state. Morals and laws, after all, vary from place to place. Second, even if ...

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