An Introduction to rights
By: Edmundson William A.
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TextSeries: Publisher: New York Cambridge University Press 2012Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 184 p.ISBN: 9781107010987 (hardback); 9781107648197.Subject(s): Civil rights | Human rightsDDC classification: 323 EDM | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Part I. The First Expansionary Era: 1. The prehistory of rights; 2. The rights of man: the enlightenment; 3. Mischievous nonsense?; 4. The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment; 5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld; Part II. The Second Expansionary Era: 6. The universal declaration, and a revolt against utilitarianism; 7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory; 8. A right to do wrong? two conceptions of moral rights; 9. The pressure of consequentialism; 10. What is interference?; 11. The future of rights; 12. Conclusion.
"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--
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