Political Obligation and the Pursuit of Happiness

FAIN: FS-10110-75

University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6133)
Kurt E. Baier (Project Director: January 1975 to present)

To conduct a seminar on political obligation and the pursuit of happiness. The seminar explores a number of classical and contemporary theories of political obligation, paying particular attention to the idea that a country has a justified claim to the allegiance of those living in it, but only if it provides for them an acceptable life.