Some philosophers hold the "predictive" view that these concepts are only normative insofar as one is concerned with avoiding harm.
Alon Harel attempted to establish the importance of this concept from intrinsic grounds in Why this Matters. Some philosophers hold the "predictive" view that these concepts are only normative insofar as one is concerned with avoiding harm. Joseph Raz argued that the "Source Thesis" that these concepts are grounded on social facts is true because they claim authority. Socrates doesn't appear in a twelve book dialogue titled for these concepts, a dialogue which is Plato's probable (*) last work. The "positivist" view of these concepts was argued for by H.L.A. Hart. Socrates personifies these concepts as mouthpieces for the argument that ignoring them means breaking an "implied contract" with the state, and thus escaping execution would be wrong, in the Crito. For 10 points, name these rules enforced by governments.
Alon Harel attempted to establish the importance of this concept from intrinsic grounds in Why this Matters.
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