Abstract
“Authority and Legitimacy: Coming Back to Anarchism”. This article proposes to reconsider, within the frame of Political Philosophy, the traditional approach to the problem of the moral duty to obey the State. The relevance of some objections coming from philosophical anarchism against this moral duty is stated, by taking some of the criticisms from R.P. Wolff and J.A. Simmons, two of the most important figures in this philosophical branch in recent times, as a departure point. Along these lines, the inexistence of that moral duty is defended and the article advocates for a critic stand towards authority without arriving at the conclusion of political anarchism, which claims that there is an obligation to abolish or fight political authority. We suggest that the question for the legitimacy of the State can only be approached by means of casuistry, from an applied ethics analysis of different impositions from authority.
Highlights
Este artículo tiene por objetivo reivindicar la crítica en contra del deber moral de obedecer a la autoridad política, planteada típicamente desde el anarquismo filosófico[1]
The relevance of some objections coming from philosophical anarchism against this moral duty is stated, by taking some of the criticisms from R.P
The inexistence of that moral duty is defended and the article advocates for a critic stand towards authority without arriving at the conclusion of political anarchism, which claims that there is an obligation to abolish or fight political authority
Summary
Este artículo tiene por objetivo reivindicar la crítica en contra del deber moral de obedecer a la autoridad política, planteada típicamente desde el anarquismo filosófico[1]. La propuesta general es reenfocar la perspectiva tradicional de la filosofía política atendiendo a las críticas anarquistas[2] sobre el deber de obediencia a la autoridad, para dar cuenta de un marco normativo adecuado en la consideración de la legitimidad de la autoridad política. Se propone que la consideración de las críticas anarquistas resulta fundamental en la discusión filosófica sobre la autoridad dado que en las discusiones contemporáneas sobre filosofía política suele asumirse la legitimidad general del Estado suponiendo cierto valor moral intrínseco de esa forma de organización política[3]. Para el ejercicio de la autoridad, retoma las objeciones anarquistas de Robert Paul Wolff y de John Simmons, y propone límites al alcance de la justificación de la legitimidad de la autoridad política
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