Michael ChristianIs Lawbreaking Justified?In this post, I will argue that, under certain conditions, it may be the case that civically, morally, or politically motivated…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Michael ChristianJustifying your Conscience through Objection“…conscience can also be conceived as a moral sense giving us direct access to moral principles. Understood in this way, conscience is…Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
Michael ChristianDemocracy, Environmentalism, and Direct ActionIn his piece Democratic Legitimacy, Public Justification, and Environmental Direct Action, Matthew Humphrey argues that public…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Michael ChristianThe Means and Ends of Non-ViolenceIn The Distinctiveness of Satyagraha H.J.N. Horsburgh writes with the intent to cover two goals: the first is to explain how Gandhi uses…Feb 12, 20211Feb 12, 20211
Michael ChristianObligations, Fairness, and Unjust LawsRawls, Reasonably Just Societies, and Civil DisobedienceFeb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021
Michael ChristianFrom Coercion to CompromiseBalancing Democratic Values with Civil DisobedienceJan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
Michael ChristianGilbert, Socrates, and Why do X?Obligation, obedience, and what it all means.Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021