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Conscience and Conscientious Objections

Anders Schinkel author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pallas Publications

Published:22nd Jan '07

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In Western countries conscientious objection is usually accommodated in various ways, at least in certain areas (military conscription, medicine) and to some extent. It appears to be regarded as fundamentally different from other kinds of objection. But why? This study argues that conscientious objection cannot be understood as long as conscience is misunderstood. The author provides a new interpretation of the historical development of expressions of conscience and thought on the subject, and offers a new approach to conscientious objection rooted in the symbol-approach to conscience.

ISBN: 9789085553915

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 969g

638 pages