An Introduction to RightsCambridge University Press, 2004 M03 8 - 223 páginas This is the only accessible and readable introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights. It is organized chronologically, and discusses important events, such as the French Revolution. As an undergraduate text it is well-suited to introductions to political philosophy, moral philosophy, and ethics. It could also be used in courses on political theory in departments of political science and government, and in courses on legal theory in law schools. |
Contenido
The Prehistory of Rights | 3 |
The Rights of Man The Enlightenment | 15 |
Mischievous Nonsense? | 41 |
The Nineteenth Century Consolidation and Retrenchment | 61 |
The Conceptual Neighborhood of Rights Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld | 87 |
The Second Expansionary Era | 103 |
The Universal Declaration and a Revolt Against Utilitarianism | 105 |
The Nature of Rights Choice Theory and Interest Theory | 119 |
The Pressure of Consequentialism | 143 |
What Is Interference? | 161 |
The Future of Rights | 173 |
Conclusion | 193 |
Bibliographical Notes | 197 |
References | 203 |
| 211 | |
A Right to Do Wrong? Two Conceptions of Moral Rights | 133 |
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