Three Conceptions of Practical Authority

Authors: Star, Daniel; Delmas, Candice

Source: Jurisprudence, Volume 2, Number 1, June 2011 , pp. 143-160(18)

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This paper compares three conceptions of practical authority: Stephen Darwall's second-personal conception, Joseph Raz's service conception, and Star and Delmas's own minimalist conception. Raz is defended against recent criticisms levelled at his conception of practical authority by Darwall, and the minimalist conception is defended as an improvement on Raz's conception. According to the minimalist conception, practical authority is simply normative authority as we encounter it in the practical sphere (just as epistemic authority is simply normative authority encountered in the epistemic sphere), and normative authority consists in the authority of normative reasons and oughts.

Keywords: AUTHORITY; SECOND-PERSONAL; REASONS; OUGHT

Document Type: Short communication

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5235/204033211796290272

Publication date: 2011-06-01

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