1st Edition
Civilian Participants in the Cultural Revolution Being Vulnerable and Being Responsible
By Francis Mok
Copyright 2020
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the ten years of the Cultural Revolution, political persecutions, violation of rights, deprivation of freedom, violence and brutality were daily occurrences. Especially striking is the huge number of ordinary civilians who were involved in inflicting pain and suffering on their comrades, colleagues, friends, neighbors, and even family members. The large-scale and systematic form of violence... Read more
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Chapter One: Introduction
2. Chapter Two: The Cultural Revolution and Its Aftermath
3. Chapter Three: The Complexity of Moral Responsibility: Multiple dimensions of responsibility ascription
4. Chapter Four: Moral Responsibility of the Sincere Participants in Cultural Revolution: examination of peculiar cultural context as an excusing factor
5. Chapter Five: Coercive Environment as an Excusing Factor in Responsibility Ascription: a critical assessment
6. Chapter Six: The Moral Responsibility of Bystanders in the Cultural Revolution: an examination of the morality of inaction
7. Chapter seven: Conclusion: The Relationship between Human Vulnerability and Moral Responsibility
Bibliography
Index
Preface
1. Chapter One: Introduction
2. Chapter Two: The Cultural Revolution and Its Aftermath
3. Chapter Three: The Complexity of Moral Responsibility: Multiple dimensions of responsibility ascription
4. Chapter Four: Moral Responsibility of the Sincere Participants in Cultural Revolution: examination of peculiar cultural context as an excusing factor
5. Chapter Five: Coercive Environment as an Excusing Factor in Responsibility Ascription: a critical assessment
6. Chapter Six: The Moral Responsibility of Bystanders in the Cultural Revolution: an examination of the morality of inaction
7. Chapter seven: Conclusion: The Relationship between Human Vulnerability and Moral Responsibility
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Francis K. T. Mok is Assistant Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy and teaches in the Department of Social Sciences at the Education University of Hong Kong.
