Philosophy 355
Study questions:  Hampton, Chpt. 1


1.  According to Hampton, what is it for one person to have political authority over another?
     Why does she think that power alone does not determine political authority?

2.  What is the "divine authority" theory?  What objections does Hampton raise against this view?

3.  What is the "natural subordination" theory?  What problems does Hampton raise for it?

4.  What is the "perfectionist" theory?  What problems does Hampton raise for it?

5.  How does Hampton characterize Aristotle's "consent-based" theory?  What questions does
     she think such an approach must answer in order to succeed? (How might it answer them?)