{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-political-dissent-9780367077464","title":"The Ethics of Political Dissent","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA broadly liberal politics requires political compassion, not simply in the sense of compassion for the victims of injustice but also for opponents confronted through political protest and (more broadly) dissent. There are times when, out of a sense of compassion, a just cause should not be pressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are times when we need to accommodate the dreadfulness of loss for opponents, even when the cause for which they fight is unjust. We may also have to come to terms with the irreversibility of historic injustice and reconcile. Political compassion of this sort carries risks. Pushed too far, it may weaken our commitment to justice through too great a sympathy for those on the other side. It would be convenient if such compassion could be constrained by a clear set of political principles. But principles run the quite different risk of promoting an ossified dissent,' unable to respond to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Tony Milligan argues that principles are only a limited guide to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One - The Fable of the Colonial Ethicists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two - The Very Idea of Dissent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three - Skepticism about Political Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four - Assumptions about Moral Superiority\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five - Gaining Concepts: Appeals to \u003ci\u003eAhimsa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six - Political Grief and the Removal of Statues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven - Between Politics and Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017831776599,"sku":"9780367077464","price":121.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367077464.jpg?v=1750774813","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ethics-of-political-dissent-9780367077464","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}