Socrates believed that disobeying the laws destroyed the state. Rachels disagrees, suggesting that Socrates failed to distinguish the idea that one should normally obey the law from the idea that we must always obey the law. Assuming Rachels is correct, how does one determine the “rare exception” that calls for disobedience?
2007-08-28 17:00:30 · 3 answers · asked by Ashley A 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
When an accepted government contradicts its established rules, e.g. 8 years of ignoring the U.S. Constitution by the Bush Administration, it is time to disoeby.
2007-08-28 17:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by shmux 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's the 55 MPH rule, when everybody else is doing 70, and if you wanna live, you better do 70 tooh! :D
How about the law about not breakin into somebody's house or car or store, but if it's on fire and you either obey the law, or break in to save a life?
There's two of em fer ya! :D
~Cindy! :)
2007-08-29 00:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by ♛ CindyBradyTooh ♛ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a law removes a personal liberty, ie freedom of speech. That or if we just believe, as an individual or minority, that the law or inaction of law is wrong i.e. Rosa Parks not giving up her spot.
2007-08-29 00:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by Zhenya Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋