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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brennan, Jason, 1979- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice--Moral and ethical aspects.

Justice.

Passive resistance.

Government, Resistance to.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Why you have the right to resist unjust governmentThe 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 our rights, we may resist. We may even have a moral duty to do so.For centuries, almost everyone has believed that we must allow the government and its representatives to act without interference, no matter how they behave. We may complain, protest, sue, or vote officials out, but we can't fight back. But Brennan makes the case that we have no duty to allow the state or its agents to commit injustice. We have every right to react with acts of "uncivil disobedience." We may resist arrest for violation of unjust laws. We may disobey orders, sabotage government property, or reveal classified information. We may deceive ignorant, irrational, or malicious voters. We may even use force in self-defense or to defend others.The result is a provocative challenge to long-held beliefs about how citizens may respond when government officials behave unjustly or abuse their power.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: Dangerous Philosophy

Chapter 1. Resistance: The Fourth Option

Chapter 2. Defensive Ethics: The General Framework

Chapter 3. The Government Authority Argument for Special Immunity

Chapter 4. Other General Arguments for Special Immunity

Chapter 5. Just Say No: The Ethics of Following Unjust Orders

Chapter 6. Lying with Intent to Sabotage

Chapter 7. Vigilante Justices: What Judges Should Do in Response to Unjust Law

Chapter 8. Must You Resist? Some Closing Thoughts

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691183886

0691183880

OCLC:

1057341726