PHILOS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Nuremberg
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Know anarchy and forward for the final exam (class 9 and 10) Even after being sentenced to death, you do not have any business attacking the law. It is wrong to reject the states commands when they do not go your way. Brief expert, dr. martin luther king jr. : natural law theory. Relies on most controversial legal documents in history. Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed. Offers us a consideration which socrates misses: socrates is ignorant, civil disobedience is the most effective and efficient manner that put pressure on states to get rid of evil and unjust policies, ended official segregation of minorities. Going against the law would result in ending state policies. We express anxiety over the willingness to break the law. You advocate to break some laws but not others: as there are two types of laws.