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The Philosophy of Protest - Fighting for Justice without Going to War (Hardcover)
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The Philosophy of Protest - Fighting for Justice without Going to War (Hardcover)
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Protest is a critical part of the contemporary political landscape.
However, much philosophical theorizing about protest does not
consider it as it is actually practiced, and instead focuses on how
it should look in the ideal case. We take up the question of how to
think about protest in the face of serious, substantial, ongoing
injustices. In short, we propose a theory of protest for our world.
What can or must protest include? What, if anything, must it avoid?
We argue, contrary to popular opinion, that suitably constrained
violent political protest is sometimes justified, when it is
necessary to send a message about the nature of the injustice at
stake. However, violent protests may only target those who are
liable for the relevant injustice, and protesters must take care to
ensure that their violent actions are not wanton, but are
constrained so as to be both effective and communicative. Violent
political protest, we contend, is not simply revolution by another
name: rather, it is sometimes a last-ditch effort to remedy
injustice without going to war.
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