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Civil disobedience is conduct that obliges us to think about our obligation to obey the law -- about the ground of that obligation, and the force of it. This book is a philosophical exploration of all aspects of civil disobedience, and an inquiry into the circumstances in which it is, or is not, morally justifiable. The first several chapters present a preliminary conceptual analysis: what civil disobedience is, and is not, and its kinds -- moral and political, direct and indirect. The book is rich with detailed accounts of actual cases of civil disobedience -- from recent history and also from classical history -- some with lengthy citations from the documents in which they are reported. The fourth chapter concerns the punishment of civil disobedience; whether, and with what degree of severity, it is rightly punished. The fifth chapter addresses the most controversial aspect of civil disobedience: how it might be justified. It is plainly a mistake to suppose that all civil disobedience is justified, for the fact that a protest is conscientious does not make it right. Neither is it correct to say that civil disobedience is never justified, for the laws of the state may be cruel and

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Author

Carl Cohen

Publisher

Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781607852988

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities