Undergraduate Philosophy Modules: Civil Disobedience
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
These taster lectures are for offer holders only.
Dr. Michael Garnett
Room: MAL 541
Module: Politics and Society
Week 10: Civil Disobedience
To call an instance of lawbreaking ‘conscientious objection’ or ‘civil disobedience’ is to accord it a moral status different from mere criminality. Such terms are often used to claim moral justification for acts of lawbreaking, and to claim leniency in treatment, e.g. by the courts. But what is civil disobedience, and when, if ever, is it morally justified?
Contact name:
Herve Lucas