国际研究 Dissertation案例：暴力革命

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本篇dissertation讨论了是否上演暴力革命的问题，以及其正确性。

The Justification of Violent Revolution

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Abstract

The following paper is an exploration of the question of whether staging a violent

revolution can be justified. The history of violent revolution is ugly, and many have

paid a heavy price for its ventures – not least the price of their life. This paper’s first

begins by exploring these lessons from history – the high risks and heavy costs that

come with a revolutionary endeavor. It then turns to the justification of violent

revolution when considered through our conventional moral frameworks on violence

and war – namely the consequentialist approaches of our dominant moral theory of

warfare, ‘Just War Theory’ – and violent revolution’s inability to be justified within

these frameworks. The inadequacies of Just War thinking in this instance are,

however, clear – and the important moral considerations excluded by the theory,

namely the expressive dimensions of violent revolution, will be considered last.

These expressive dimensions – the expression of rights and equality in the face of

their grave denial – are where, in the face of severe oppression, and with no other

routes to resistance left, we may find a justifiable violent revolution. In such a

situation, it is found that, resistance to such evil is demanded of us. What is certainly

clear, however, is that justified violent revolution is likely to be a considerable rarity.

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