The Ethics of Illegal Action and other Essays -- D.C.S. Osthuizen

Title- The Ethics of Illegal Action and other Essays 

Author- D.C.S. Osthuizen  

Publisher- Ravan Press

Date- 1973. First edition. 

Description- Good condition. Some very occasional pencil marking/underlining

Binding- Hardcover with DJ. DJ has some wear and marking. Reinforcement to the inside of DJ with archival document repair tape.

Dimensions- 23.7 x 16cm. 95pp

Scarce publication

Eight ethical-religious essays were published posthumously in book form under the title, The ethics of illegal action and other essays, SPROCAS/RAVAN, 1973. The Ethics of Illegal Action (Read to a student audience in 1961, in the aftermath of Sharpeville & Langa).

Daniel Charl Stephanus Oosthuizen (also known as Daantjie Oosthuizen; 15 January 1926 4 April 1969) was a South African philosopher, and an early Afrikaner voice against Apartheid. The main direction of his philosophical work lay in the field of epistemology and the philosophy of mind. He was more widely known in South Africa for his moral, political and religious essays, and was described by  as a thorn in the flesh of the establishment. He was a confidant of , who acknowledged him as having been one of the original group whose discussions and thoughts led to the founding of the , of which he was both a founder member and a member of the Board of Management. He also contributed to the formation of the University Christian Movement.

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