Argument

Dissent

Overview

Dissent is an opinion, philosophy or sentiment of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or policy enforced under the authority of a government, political party or other entity or individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter.

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Philosophers who discussed Dissent

• Agrippa the Skeptic

Related ideas

• Government
• Pyrrhonism
• Philosophy
• Creativity
• Idea
• Authority
• Epoché
• Philosophical skepticism
• Heresy
• Case law
• Linguistics
• Motivation
• Protestantism
• Individual
• Time
• Civil disobedience
• Activism
• Violence
• Behavior
• East–West Schism
• Non-physical entity
• Court
• Democracy
• Trope (philosophy)

Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophical skepticism.

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