Moral Rights and Political FreedomRowman & Littlefield, 1995 - 224 pàgines Seeking a way out of today's bewildering rush of rights claims, Tara Smith's Moral Rights and Political Freedom offers a systematic account of the nature and foundations of rights. The book carefully elucidates what political freedom is and demonstrates why it should be protected by rights. Smith's thesis is that rights are teleological: respect for freedom is necessary for individuals' flourishing or eudaimonia. Smith illustrates how many alleged rights would actually undermine that objective. Her decisive refutation of the assumption that conflicts between rights are inevitable--demonstrating how such conflicts are theoretically incoherent and practically self-defeating--should go a long way toward resolving many contemporary disputes about rights. |
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... fact , individual rights today stand in grave danger . If one ex- amines what contemporary rights actually accomplish for their bear- ers , one finds that rights no longer provide the sure , sturdy protection that has historically made ...
... fact , individual rights today stand in grave danger . If one ex- amines what contemporary rights actually accomplish for their bear- ers , one finds that rights no longer provide the sure , sturdy protection that has historically made ...
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Tara Smith. cally seek is a life of well - being . ( The fact that individuals differ over what well - being consists of is beside the immediate point . ) Given this objective , observable facts about the requirements of survival , of ...
Tara Smith. cally seek is a life of well - being . ( The fact that individuals differ over what well - being consists of is beside the immediate point . ) Given this objective , observable facts about the requirements of survival , of ...
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... fact , the choice between deontological and consequentialist conceptions of rights poses a false alternative . In chapter 5 , I elabo- rate on the teleological character of rights . Teleological rights are goal - based insofar as they ...
... fact , the choice between deontological and consequentialist conceptions of rights poses a false alternative . In chapter 5 , I elabo- rate on the teleological character of rights . Teleological rights are goal - based insofar as they ...
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... fact , political freedom allows a person to engage in a range of activities precisely because freedom is the absence of particular ex- ternal obstacles . By examining the most flagrant cases of freedom's breach , I illustrate that ...
... fact , political freedom allows a person to engage in a range of activities precisely because freedom is the absence of particular ex- ternal obstacles . By examining the most flagrant cases of freedom's breach , I illustrate that ...
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Positive Rights in a Republic of Talk: A Survey and a Critique Thomas Halper Previsualització no disponible - 2003 |