When all else fails : the ethics of resistance to state injustice
Brennan, Jason, 1979-2018
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The economist Albert O. Hirschman famously argued that citizens of democracies have only three possible responses to injustice or wrongdoing by their governments: we may leave, complain or comply. But in 'When All Else Fails', Jason Brennan argues that there is a 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.
Main title:
When all else fails : the ethics of resistance to state injustice / Jason Brennan.
Author:
Brennan, Jason, 1979-, author
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2018.
Collation:
288 pages
ISBN:
9780691181714 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
323.044
Language:
English
BRN:
1894768
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