An Instrumentalist Theory of Political Legitimacy

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2024)
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What justifies political power? Most philosophers argue that consent or democracy are important, in other words, it matters how power is exercised. But this book argues that outcomes primarily matter to justifying power.

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Matthias Brinkmann
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