@article{ART001171944},
author={Joo-Man Maeng},
title={On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience},
journal={Philosophical Investigation},
issn={1598-7213},
year={2005},
volume={18},
pages={277-316}
TY - JOUR
AU - Joo-Man Maeng
TI - On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience
JO - Philosophical Investigation
PY - 2005
VL - 18
IS - null
PB - Institute of philosophy in Chung-Ang Univ.
SP - 277
EP - 316
SN - 1598-7213
AB - In this paper I compare and evaluate a relation between legitimate authority and Rawls' civil disobedience. Rawls confines civil disobedience which can be justified only to obvious and clear cases of substantial injustice. Rawls thinks that as long as our civil and political liberties are secure, the normal political processes can be relied upon to correct injustices automatically in fields like social justice. But he is too optimistic in this point. For a minority, even though it has the liberty to vote, freedom of speech, etc., may be outvoted and economically and socially exploited by a majority for long periods over issues such as income, housing, and education. Nonetheless Rawls thinks that in a near -just society a majority would not do this for long. But it seems to me that in the case of equally substantial but less obvious cases of injustices, even high-minded people can perpetrate such injustices for long periods of time, believing that they are doing what is right and just. So civil disobedience may be needed as a safeguard even when the injustices are not clear and obvious.
KW - authority;legitimate authority;civil disobedience;Rawls;duty;obligation;sense of justice
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Joo-Man Maeng. (2005). On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience. Philosophical Investigation, 18, 277-316.
Joo-Man Maeng. 2005, "On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience", Philosophical Investigation, vol.18, pp.277-316.
Joo-Man Maeng "On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience" Philosophical Investigation 18 pp.277-316 (2005) : 277.
Joo-Man Maeng. On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience. 2005; 18 277-316.
Joo-Man Maeng. "On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience" Philosophical Investigation 18(2005) : 277-316.
Joo-Man Maeng. On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience. Philosophical Investigation, 18, 277-316.
Joo-Man Maeng. On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience. Philosophical Investigation. 2005; 18 277-316.
Joo-Man Maeng. On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience. 2005; 18 277-316.
Joo-Man Maeng. "On the Legitimate Authority and Civil Disobedience" Philosophical Investigation 18(2005) : 277-316.
