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Emergencies and politics : a sober Hobbesian approach /

"In this book Tom Sorell argues that emergencies can justify types of action that would normally be regarded as wrong. Beginning with the ethics of emergencies facing individuals, he explores the range of effective and legitimate private emergency response and its relation to public institution...

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Main Author:	Sorell, Tom
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Hobbes, Thomas, > 1588-1679. War and emergency powers > Philosophy. Democracy. Liberalism. Rule of law. Electronic books.
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