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…8 min read·Mar 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…4 min read·Feb 27, 2021----
Michael ChristianDemocracy, Environmentalism, and Direct ActionIn his piece Democratic Legitimacy, Public Justification, and Environmental Direct Action, Matthew Humphrey argues that public…4 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Feb 12, 2021--1--1
Michael ChristianObligations, Fairness, and Unjust LawsRawls, Reasonably Just Societies, and Civil Disobedience3 min read·Feb 5, 2021----
Michael ChristianFrom Coercion to CompromiseBalancing Democratic Values with Civil Disobedience3 min read·Jan 29, 2021----
Michael ChristianGilbert, Socrates, and Why do X?Obligation, obedience, and what it all means.2 min read·Jan 22, 2021----