PHILOSOPHY - Civil Disobedience

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Matthew Chrisman (University of Edinburgh) explores the concept of civil disobedience, especially as it concerns law-breaking protests within liberal democracies.

[ParadymShiftVegan]

Thanks so much for another top-tier philosophy video! I'm so glad that Wireless Philosophy is still active; this is undoubtedly one of the all-time best philosophy channels on YouTube by a longshot! 💪😎💯☮️

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[faithselby]

Thank you for continuing to make more videos.

[DaveMuller]

Thanks for posting another video! Keep up the good work. I am looking forward to more on the epistemology series.

[artyrussell]

Great video, thanks Matthew! I should add your class in this was fantastic, highly recommended for anyone considering studying philosophy at Edinburgh!

[kmdash]

I think the second objection, where this is too idealized, may be the strongest objection. If we look at history, we see the majority killing off minority groups and deeming them subhuman, thereby making it more palatable for the majority.
The archetypical example nowadays is the Holocaust: a dictator decided to kill off Jews, homosexuals, political prisoners, racial minorities, etc., and there were even cases of civil disobedience. But we see empirically that civil disobedience did little to change the public's mind.
In the USA, a majority of people never approved same sex marriage when it came to a ballot measure. It took a controversial Supreme Court ruling where the 4 descending Justices each wrote their own opinions saying why gay people shouldn't be given the right to marry. Sometimes reasoned debate fails because one side doesn't see the humanity of the other.

[futureDK]

Yay!!!
Please make more videos! There's much new philosophy to explore.

[rastgo]

Great channel, producing great content

[kobe]

Very informative and straight the the point

[christophermancini]

Is there a term for government disobedience to its people?

[danielfinch]

Civil disobedience today would simply be refusing to participate, you could literally be arrested for refusing to participate!

[ANon-vmmh]

stop wasting your time trying to match the hand with the computer graphics - it distracts from the video.

[rachaelsomers]

"people in other countries"... draws a continent

[Aivottaja]

One goes to the bus, other refuses the muzzle when going to get the groceries.

[mulimotola]

Unfortunately, this speech is incoherent. Mumbling and speaking too fast doesn't help in teaching. Please train yourself to speak slower, and use simpler analogies. The point of youtube is to appeal to the masses, not your informed colleagues. Thanks