Project Gutenberg 2020-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 123 Green, Thomas Hill 1836 1882 Green, T. H. (Thomas Hill) Bosanquet, Bernard 1848 1923 Nettleship, Richard Lewis 1846 1892 Nettleship, R. L. (Richard Lewis) Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation Reprinted from Green's Philosophical Works, vol. II., with Preface by Bernard Bosanquet GDurb "Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation" by Thomas Hill Green is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. This scholarly work discusses the foundations of political obligation, examining ethical dimensions of citizenship, law, and freedom. Green engages with various philosophical traditions to explore how individuals relate to political institutions and the nature of moral rights and duties within society. The opening of this work sets the stage for an inquiry into the concept of political obligation, suggesting its close ties to moral philosophy. Green begins by addressing the meaning of freedom, emphasizing that true freedom is determined not merely by the absence of external constraints but by the alignment of the will with the moral ideal. Through a critical examination of different philosophical traditions, including those of Plato, St. Paul, and Kant, he introduces the complexity of understanding freedom in relation to law and moral actions. This thoughtful discourse indicates that the lectures aim to clarify how personal and societal ethics converge in the framework of political theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Liberty Natural law Political obligation JC Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 699150 2025-07-24T12:47:19.979026 text/html 698971 699037 2024-12-25T11:29:09.374790 2023-09-26T11:09:38.338924 text/html text/html 320741 2025-07-24T12:47:28.436953 application/epub+zip 330610 2025-07-24T12:47:23.376945 application/epub+zip 300088 2025-07-24T12:47:22.162963 application/epub+zip 636585 2025-07-24T12:47:32.457960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609317 2025-07-24T12:47:27.686971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423988 2022-09-27T23:16:00.789625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673333 2025-07-24T12:47:19.540012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 653638 2024-10-17T17:40:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18546 2025-07-24T12:47:32.604926 application/rdf+xml 21872 2025-07-24T12:47:22.665972 image/jpeg 4550 2025-07-24T12:47:22.411966 image/jpeg 317808 2025-07-24T12:47:20.029013 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia