The Law is one aspect of a much more concrete and encompassing relation than the relation between commanding and obeying that characterizes the imperative. (Paul Ricœur)

The Law is one aspect of a much more concrete and encompassing relation than the relation between commanding and obeying that characterizes the imperative.

Paul Ricœur

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