An introduction to rights [electronic resource] / William A. Edmundson.
Series: Cambridge introductions to philosophy and lawPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: xv, 223 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 323 22
- JC571 .E42 2004eb
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and index.
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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