TY - BOOK AU - Edmundson,William A. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - An introduction to rights T2 - Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law AV - JC571 .E42 2004eb U1 - 323 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Civil rights KW - Human rights KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10124754 ER -