Introduction : Judith N. Shklar's lectures on political obligation / Samantha Ashenden and Andreas Hess -- Berkeley lecture: conscience and liberty -- Weizsäcker and Bonhoeffer -- Antigone -- Crito -- Friendship -- The New Testament and Martin Luther -- Divided loyalties -- Honor and Richard II -- Tyranny -- Hobbes and modern contract theory -- Hegel and ideology -- The positive state -- Obedience -- The bonds of exile -- Appendix I. Why teach political theory? -- Appendix II. A note on sources.
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This stimulating collection of lectures by the late Judith Shklar on political obligation is paired with a scholarly introduction that offers an overview of her life, illuminates the connections among her teaching, research, and publications, and explains why her lectures still resonate with us and contribute to current debates in political theory and intellectual history. --