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Collective rights and individual autonomy

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Collective rights for aboriginal peoples, national minorities and other subcultures within modern nation-states are discussed as a task of reconciling these rights with proper respect for individual autonomy. It is observed that the collective freedom argument justifies the significance of the distinction between externally imposed non-externally imposed cultural changes.

Minorities, Indigenous peoples, Civil rights, Autonomy, Autonomy (Political science)

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On a moral right to civil disobedience

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An argument is presented that the citizens of a liberal-democratic state have a right for political authority and enjoy a moral right to engage in acts of constrained civil disobedience. Findings reveal that if this argument is successful then it would demonstrate that the public disobedience consists of a right to claim and a right to do wrong.

Civil disobedience, Right and wrong

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A sensible antiporn feminism

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An argument in favor of antiporn feminism (APF) states that it can be a sophisticated and reasonable position that is supported by a powerful intuitive argument and is also sensitive to the complexities of the empirical data regarding the effects of pornography.

Pornography, Feminism, Feminist ethics

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