CSU Philosophy seminar, Wagga Wagga, Tomorrow (Tuesday, 9 May), 4-6pm: Piero Moraro

[Cohen, Daniel]

TUESDAY, 9 May 2017 (Note unusual day)

CSU, Wagga Wagga. Building 29, Room 217, 4-6pm

Piero Moraro (CSU)

"Problems of Fairness"

ABSTRACT: Some political theorists argue that a citizen’s obligation to obey the law stems from the notion of fairness. Since the individual citizen receives significant benefits from his/her political community (e.g. personal safety), and since these benefits are the product of others’ obedience, the individual owes it to his/her fellows to equally submit to the law. Illegal conduct, from this standpoint, is like free-riding. I contend that this argument fails to show that citizens must obey the law. First, unlawful conduct does not entail unfair advantage: in some cases, one may offer a fair contribution to the cooperative scheme of the state despite disobeying the law. Second, the principle of fairness implies that those who simply obey the law “because it is the law” may be the ones who are guilty of free-riding.

The seminar will also be accessible via video-conference at our Canberra Campus at Level 1, 10-12 Brisbane Avenue, Barton ACT (take the lift to level 1 and ring the doorbell to your right).

Those based on other campuses can join the seminar using a personal computer (go to: https://conference.csu.edu.au/442403) or by phone (dial 02 6933 7555 and input the Conference ID as 442403, followed by the hash (#) key).

For details about future seminars, please see: waggaphilosophy.com


Daniel Cohen
Associate Head of School
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
School of Humanities and Social Sciences Charles Sturt University Boorooma St Wagga Wagga, 2678 Australia
Tel: +61 2 6933 2565
Email: dco...@csu.edu.au

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[McLean, Graeme]

Thanks, Daniel.

You'll recall that I've already submitted my apology.

Best,

Graeme

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