The emotions of nonviolence : revisiting Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" /
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" is perhaps the most beloved and widely read work by Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite the countless publications on its conception and meaning, its broader philosophical significance is often missed. 'The Emotions of Nonviolence' offers a novel interpr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | Oxford new histories of philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is perhaps the most beloved and widely read work by Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite the countless publications on its conception and meaning, its broader philosophical significance is often missed. 'The Emotions of Nonviolence' offers a novel interpretation of the letter, which Meena Krishnamurthy argues is not merely a discussion of civil disobedience, but also an essay on political motivation. In this context, she shows how the letter seeks to answer a central question in democratic theory: namely, how can and ought we motivate the racially oppressed to engage in civil disobedience, what King called nonviolent direct action? King's answer, she says, is that we should appeal to and encourage the political emotions, both positive and negative. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 268 pages). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197697269 0197697267 9780197697245 0197697240 9780197697252 0197697259 |