Should You Obey the Law? - Philosophy Tube

What laws do you have to follow, and why should you follow them? Politics Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvoAL-KSZ32fs6KX9IqqZY_0D4YXggcBN The Open University: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/exploring-philosophy-the-open-university Should Smokers Get Lung Transplants? http://tinyurl.com/nyygkz7 Who Owns Natural Resources? http://tinyurl.com/kwy744z Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thephilosophytube Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PhilosophyTube Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilosophyTube?ref=hl Twitter: @PhilosophyTube Email: [email protected] Google+: google.com/+thephilosophytube realphilosophytube.tumblr.com FAQ: https://www.facebook.com/PhilosophyTube/posts/460163027465168 Suggested Reading: General Overviews: Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy on Political Obligation: http://tinyurl.com/n43cmsa William Edmundson, “State of the Art,” in Legal Theory, 2004. Jonathan Wolff, “Political Obligation, Fairness and Independence,” in Ratio, 1995 Anarchist: Matthew Smith, “Political Obligation and the Self,” in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 2011. Others: David Hume, “Of the Original Contract.” http://tinyurl.com/lousjcw Richard Dagger, “Membership, Fair Play and Political Obligation,” in Political Studies, 2000. If you or your organisation would like to financially support Philosophy Tube in distributing philosophical knowledge to those who might not otherwise have access to it in exchange for credits on the show, please get in touch! Music: ‘Ouroboros,’ ‘Space Fighter Loop,’ Hackbeat’ and 'Pamgea' by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ‘Amazing Grace’ on Bagpipes, by the Air Force Bands Program - Public Domain Assets: Police officer image from pixabay David Cameron and Nick Clegg by ‘Nick Clegg’ – license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode David Cameron by ‘Valsts kanceleja’ – license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode Map of Europe by ‘Dbachmann’ – license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Vancouver riot by ‘Elopde’ – license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode London riots by ‘Hughepaul’ – license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Portraits of Locke, Hume & Hobbes, and the Anarchy Symbol are public domain Any copyrighted material should fall under fair use for educational purposes or commentary, but if you are a copyright holder and believe your material has been used unfairly please get in touch with us and we will be happy to discuss it.