When
a society oppresses individuals by disallowing social mobility, those
individuals accept this oppression until the moment of rebellion, which they
have a moral obligation to attempt, and in which they have the capacity to
succeed.
My immediate question was 'how do we know they have the capacity to succeed?' That might be one of the main issues you address.
And what makes that moment of rebellion happen? How do you recognize the point where enough is enough and suddenly you have a moral obligation to rebel?
Plus, morality is so relative that you need to define that. And figure out how to give value to some rebellions over others. Not every one can be a winner.
Ok, now that you've read Camus (and Sartre and Fanon to an extent), you have a better sense of where we find that "point" where we have a moral obligation to rebel. Trying to quantify that in the thesis might be helpful? Why does it matter that we have the "capacity to succeed"? What can we do with that? Is all rebellion good? Is there a point at which we can privilege the existence of the status quo over change for the sake of change only? Is there a morality by which we can judge rebellion? Similar to what I asked someone else (Emma?), is all progress positive? Is all change good? Is there a way to see if society is moving toward something better (more equal, more fair, more just, more moral, more something) that can make us look back and say "yes, that was a good rebellion"? Do we need the perspective of time to make these judgments? Why is it only the "disallowing" (find another word for THAT) of social mobility that causes us to want to rebel? Is it bigger than that? Is it keeping us from moving toward individual enlightenment? Can we quantify the reasons for rebelling? Also, is there a space for Nietzsche's free spirit? Can someone who is feeling oppressed by society simply opt out rather than take the cause for the people? Can we leave the herd that oppresses us and make our own way rather than rebel?
Do you always think that we accept social oppression in such a docile manner. What about countries that have constant civil unrest, because there are religious/ethnic groups that cannot interact without violence. I think you might need to clarify which individuals are oppressed, and which are doing the rebelling. After al, It's not like every individual in a society are prone to rebel. There will always be those who resist rebellion.
My immediate question was 'how do we know they have the capacity to succeed?' That might be one of the main issues you address.
ReplyDeleteAnd what makes that moment of rebellion happen? How do you recognize the point where enough is enough and suddenly you have a moral obligation to rebel?
What Clara said.
ReplyDeletePlus, morality is so relative that you need to define that. And figure out how to give value to some rebellions over others. Not every one can be a winner.
Ok, now that you've read Camus (and Sartre and Fanon to an extent), you have a better sense of where we find that "point" where we have a moral obligation to rebel. Trying to quantify that in the thesis might be helpful? Why does it matter that we have the "capacity to succeed"? What can we do with that?
ReplyDeleteIs all rebellion good? Is there a point at which we can privilege the existence of the status quo over change for the sake of change only? Is there a morality by which we can judge rebellion? Similar to what I asked someone else (Emma?), is all progress positive? Is all change good? Is there a way to see if society is moving toward something better (more equal, more fair, more just, more moral, more something) that can make us look back and say "yes, that was a good rebellion"? Do we need the perspective of time to make these judgments?
Why is it only the "disallowing" (find another word for THAT) of social mobility that causes us to want to rebel? Is it bigger than that? Is it keeping us from moving toward individual enlightenment? Can we quantify the reasons for rebelling?
Also, is there a space for Nietzsche's free spirit? Can someone who is feeling oppressed by society simply opt out rather than take the cause for the people? Can we leave the herd that oppresses us and make our own way rather than rebel?
Do you always think that we accept social oppression in such a docile manner. What about countries that have constant civil unrest, because there are religious/ethnic groups that cannot interact without violence. I think you might need to clarify which individuals are oppressed, and which are doing the rebelling. After al, It's not like every individual in a society are prone to rebel. There will always be those who resist rebellion.
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