UID:
almafu_9959235383002883
Umfang:
1 online resource (224 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-94258-3
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1-280-18215-6
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1-134-94259-1
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0-203-32224-X
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0-203-00365-9
Serie:
Philosophers in Focus
Inhalt:
The issues surrounding civil disobedience have been discussed since at least 399 BC and, in the wake of such recent events as the protest at Tiananmen Square, are still of great relevance. By presenting classic and current philosophical reflections on the issues, this book presents all the basic materials needed for a philosophical assessment of the nature and justification of civil disobedience. The pieces included range from classic essays by leading contemporary thinkers such as Rawls, Raz and Singer. Hugo Adam Bedau's introduction sets out the issues and shows how the various authors shed
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CRITO Plato; CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE Henry David Thoreau; CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJUSTICE H. A. Bedau; LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM CITY JAIL Martin Luther King, Jr; THE CASE AGAINST CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE Herbert J. Storing; DEFINITION AND JUSTIFICATION OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE John Rawls; DISOBEDIENCE AS A PLEA FOR RECONSIDERATION Peter Singer; THE JUSTIFIABILITY OF VIOLENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE John Morreall; CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND NON-CO-OPERATION Vinit Haksar; CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE Joseph Raz
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JUSTIFYING NONVIOLENT DISOBEDIENCE Kent GreenawaltDEFINING CIVIL DISOBEDIENCEBrian Smart; Bibliography; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-138-14454-1
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-05055-3
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4324/9780203003657
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