The Logic of Kingian Nonviolence
A Synthetic Reading of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Political Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Buck (0009-0006-2526-1700, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-49 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jore.12449 |
| OpenAlex | W4386518113 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
Approaching Martin Luther King Jr. as a constructive political theorist, I present a synthetic view of his thought that is able to make cogent and compelling sense of prominent concepts and lines of reasoning in his writings. I contend that King's political thought, which is grounded in his moral, metaphysical, and theological convictions, is best understood as structurally teleological and oriented to the construction of an inclusive, democratic community as its end. To make this case and fill out the picture of his view, I offer an analysis of King's “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and argue that his account of nonviolence, which provides the key to understanding his political thought, ought to be understood as operating within and on behalf of this teleological vision by patterning what I term dialogical relations between persons
Constructive · Democracy · Dialogical self · Epistemology · Metaphysics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Sociology · Teleology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |