1st Edition

Civil Disobedience in Focus

Edited By Hugo Adam Bedau Copyright 1991
    224 Pages
    by Routledge

    224 Pages
    by Routledge

    The issues surrounding civil disobedience have been discussed since at least 399 BC and, in the wake of such recent events as the protest at Tiananmen Square, are still of great relevance. By presenting classic and current philosophical reflections on the issues, this book presents all the basic materials needed for a philosophical assessment of the nature and justification of civil disobedience. The pieces included range from classic essays by leading contemporary thinkers such as Rawls, Raz and Singer. Hugo Adam Bedau's introduction sets out the issues and shows how the various authors shed light on each aspect of them.

    Biography

    Hugo Adam Bedau is Austin Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University