Political Science 3334E Chapter Notes - Chapter Beran&Buchanan: Political Philosophy
16 Feb 2018
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Secessions is the withdrawal from an existing state and its central government. According to democratic theory, the people have sovereignty. Is this sovereignty a collective attribute of all citizens of an existing state or can some of them exercise their share of sovereignty by setting themselves up as independent states. Secession is a neglected phenomenon in philosophy. Liberal normative theory of succession: the institution of marriage/divorce it is permissible on certain grounds giving it moral justification (adultery or cruelty) Argument: liberal political philosophy requires that secession be permitted if it is effectively desires by a territorially concentrated group within a state and is morally and practically possible. Purely normative theory option: take abstract principles of why people need to secede. Argue: there is even considerable confusion about what sorts of considerations ought to count for or against a theory of the right to secede.
