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civil disobedience: a standalone construct

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Political philosophy

public, nonviolent and illegal acts done to protest a law or policy, within a general acceptance of the legal order.

In political philosophy, civil disobedience refers to public, nonviolent and illegal acts done to protest a law or policy, within a general acceptance of the legal order. This meaning comes from Bedau (1961) in Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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References

Bedau, H. A. (1961). On Civil Disobedience. Journal of Philosophy, 58(21), 653-665. https://doi.org/10.2307/2023542

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