# Political Authority **URL:** **By** Jason Brennan **Published:** September 10, 2021 --- Jason Brennan examines a key question in political philosophy: what, if anything, is the difference between the government and ordinary people? Jason Brennan examines a key question in political philosophy: what, if anything, is the difference between the government and ordinary people? ### Political Philosophy: An Introduction Media Name: political\_philosophy\_brennan\_cover.jpg [https://www.libertarianism.org/books/political-philosophy-introduction](https://www.libertarianism.org/books/political-philosophy-introduction) This book serves as an introduction to some of the major theories of justice, to the arguments philosophers have made for and against these theories, and, ultimately, to how to be more thoughtful and rigorous in your own thinking.