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Consent, Compensation, and Tyranny

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: In his Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Moral Tyranny , Jesse Spafford offers an extended argument for social anarchism. Spafford’s moral tyranny constraint plays a key role in that extended argument. Spafford’s moral tyranny constraint is proposed and defended as a general constraint on the acceptability of a moral theory. In this symposium contribution, I express some reservations about Spafford’s moral tyranny constraint.

Source: Res Publica

DOI: 10.1007/s11158-026-09791-w

Author: David O’Brien

Institution: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Language: English

Topic: Philosophical Ethics and Theory

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290