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Document présent dans la catégorie Philosophie

Philosophie

Document présent dans la catégorie Philosophie

How does civil disobedience show fidelity to law?

Philosophie | 1 page | 04-02-2006 | Format : Document Microsoft Word | Note : Non noté |

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Résumé

Short essay on the civil disobedience notion, in Rawls' philosophy. The complete question is: How does civil disobedience show fidelity to law?

Extract:

Rawls defends a thesis which at first sight can be seen as contradictory. According to him, indeed, civil disobedience expresses fidelity to law. In other words, breaking the law could be the expression of our fidelity to it. However, in acting in unconformity to law, it seems obvious that we do not show our fidelity to it but our infidelity. How could civil disobedience, which appears as the contrary of fidelity to law, expresses this latter ? In order to fully understand what Rawls means, let us first define what is civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is according to him “a public, non-violent, conscientious yet political act contrary to law usually done with the aim of bringing about a change in the law or policies of the ...


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