passivism
Doctrine of nonresistance
Passivism is the doctrine or practice of passive resistance to authority, or more broadly, an attitude of accepting circumstances without active response.
It differs from pacifism, which specifically opposes war and violence.
A passivist might refuse to cooperate with unjust systems while refraining from forceful opposition: Her passivism meant she wouldn't fight the eviction but wouldn't leave voluntarily either.
Antiwar moral stance
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
conscientious objection · peaceful protest · sit-in · boycott · noncooperation · Gandhi · King · Quakerism
Resistance to altered motion
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- nonparticipationRefusal to be involved
- abstentionFormal refusal to vote
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
quiescence · dormancy · nonresistance · withdrawal · nonintervention · yielding · submission · compliance
Doctrine of serene non-involvement
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- appeasementSatisfying demands to prevent conflict
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
civil disobedience · conscientious objection · peaceful protest · sit-in · boycott · noncooperation · Gandhi · King · Quakerism · war resistance
inertia
Resistance to altered motion
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- nonparticipationRefusal to be involved
- abstentionFormal refusal to vote
disengagement · quiescence · dormancy · nonresistance · withdrawal · nonintervention · yielding · submission · compliance · acceptance
quietism
Doctrine of serene non-involvement
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
appeasement · isolationism · neutralism · nonaggression · determinism
passivismmilitarism
Pro-force national policy
aggression · militancy · belligerence · hawkishness · warmongering
passivismactivism
Direct effort for reform
engagement · interventionism · dynamism · assertiveness · proactivity