When all else fails : the ethics of resistance to state injustice /

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The economist Albert O. Hirschman famously argued that citizens of democracies have only three possible responses to injustice or wrongdoing by their government: we may leave, complain, or comply. But in When All Else Fails, Jason Brennan argues that there is fourth option. When governments violate...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brennan, Jason, 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Justice > Moral and ethical aspects.
Passive resistance.
Government, Resistance to.
Human rights.
Human Rights
Justice > Aspect moral.
Résistance passive.
Résistance au gouvernement.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Resistance: The Fourth Option
  • Defensive Ethics: The General Framework
  • The Government Authority Argument for Special Immunity
  • Other General Arguments for Special Immunity
  • Just Say No: The Ethics of Following Unjust Orders
  • Lying with Intent to Sabotage
  • Vigilante Justices: What Judges Should Do in Response to Unjust Law
  • Must You Resist? Some Closing Thoughts.

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