tailieunhanh - Conscience And Conscientious Objections

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 | Conscience and Conscientious Objections The publication of this book is made possible by grants from the Blaise Pascal Instituut the Vrije Universiteit and the department of Philosophy of the Vrije Universiteit. Lay out Anders Schinkel Cover design René Staelenberg Amsterdam ISBN NUR Vossiuspers UvA Amsterdam University Press 2006 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above no part of this book may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the author of the book. VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT Conscience and Conscientious Objections ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad Doctor aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam op gezag van de rector magnificus . . Bouter in het openbaar te verdedigen ten overstaan van de promotiecommissie van de faculteit der Wijsbegeerte op maandag 12 februari 2007 om uur in de aula van de universiteit De Boelelaan 1105 door Anders Schinkel geboren te .