The leading advocate, George Klosko, has written two books elaborating and defending the principle of fairness as the foundation of political obligation (2004 [1992], 2005), and it sometimes seems that every fresh attack on fair play provokes a swift response (e.g., Carr 2002 and Lefkowitz 2004).
Additionally, codes guiding professional conduct may effectively serve as norms of standards recognizable and enforceable by law, acting as the foundation of legal obligations and decisions [ 16].
Note that this rejection stands irrespective of the foundation of that political obligation, and whatever the form of the state.
7 These considerations of how the obligation to research might be discharged point to a further flaw in Brassington's argument, relating to the foundation of the duty to research.
When Simmons included a chapter on the weakness of gratitude as a foundation for political obligation in his influential Moral Principles and Political Obligations (1979), in fact, there was no gratitude theory on which to concentrate his criticism.
Before every game, he says a prayer: "Please, God, help me do my best, help me be myself, and help me lead with my heart". Along with his West Point training, Krzyzewski's faith is an unshakeable part of his foundation and informs his abiding sense of obligation.
As Reid puts it, "Identity... is the foundation of all rights and obligations, and of accountableness, and the notion of it is fixed and precise" (Reid 1785, 112).
Christine M. Korsgaard presents an account of the foundation of practical reason and moral obligation.
His sense of obligation to help others, as he was helped, became the foundation of his foundation.
Respect for persons is a central concept in many ethical theories; some theories treat it as the very essence of morality and the foundation of all other moral duties and obligations.
No feeling of obligation.
