An introduction to rights

An introduction to rights / William A. Edmundson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edmundson, William A. (William Atkins), 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law.
Subjects:
Civil rights.
Human rights.
civil rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Civil rights
Human rights
Rechtsphilosophie
Bürgerrecht
Menschenrecht
Politieke filosofie.
Rechtsfilosofie.
Ethiek.
Mensenrechten.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. The first expansionary era. The prehistory of rights ; The rights of man: the Enlightenment ; "Mischievous nonsense"? ; The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment ; The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld
  • pt. II. The second expansionary era. The Universal Declaration and a revolt against utilitarianism ; The nature of rights: "choice" theory and "interest" theory ; A right to do wrong? Two conceptions of moral rights ; The pressure of consequentialism ; What is interference? ; The future of rights ; Conclusion.

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