The Epistemic Dimensions of Civil Disobedience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12274335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Bryan (0000-0002-8564-0861, Philosophy Cardiff University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Pages | 77-97 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-8016 • E-ISSN: 1467-9760 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jopp.12310 |
| OpenAlex | W4387079017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The civil disobedience launched by agents arguing that the Covid-19 pandemic is either a hoax or some deliberate ploy raises an important question: is the justification of civil disobedience conditional on dissenters satisfying some epistemic conditions? In this paper I illuminate the neglected epistemic constraints in liberal accounts which commit to a formal agnosticism on the content of civil disobedience, show how these accounts develop implausible outputs by incorporating these constraints in the concept of conviction, and argue for an epistemic obligation on dissenters which feeds into a determination of the justification of civil disobedience
Civil disobedience · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |