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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... Justification of Rights 31 Overview 31 The Argument 32 43 Rights ' Telos Objections 48 3 The Egoism of Rights Egoism and Altruism 62 How Rights Rest on Egoism 66 Rights ' Egoistic Telos 67 Egoism in Respecting Others ' Rights 70 Rights ...
... Justification of Rights 31 Overview 31 The Argument 32 43 Rights ' Telos Objections 48 3 The Egoism of Rights Egoism and Altruism 62 How Rights Rest on Egoism 66 Rights ' Egoistic Telos 67 Egoism in Respecting Others ' Rights 70 Rights ...
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... justify her having it . Her right renders other considerations irrelevant . Indeed , the animating conviction behind rights is that the propriety of certain respect for individuals is not negotiable.3 The inflation metaphor is apt ...
... justify her having it . Her right renders other considerations irrelevant . Indeed , the animating conviction behind rights is that the propriety of certain respect for individuals is not negotiable.3 The inflation metaphor is apt ...
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... justification for doing so . So appeal to " higher " rights seems a logical means for the resolution of such disputes . Thus the spiral of rights claims is fueled . We invent still further rights in order to alle- viate the tensions ...
... justification for doing so . So appeal to " higher " rights seems a logical means for the resolution of such disputes . Thus the spiral of rights claims is fueled . We invent still further rights in order to alle- viate the tensions ...
Pàgina 6
... justification of rights . It is a naturalis- tic justification insofar as it is grounded on certain facts about hu- man nature . Yet it is not a reincarnation of natural rights theory , since it does not regard rights as given or ...
... justification of rights . It is a naturalis- tic justification insofar as it is grounded on certain facts about hu- man nature . Yet it is not a reincarnation of natural rights theory , since it does not regard rights as given or ...
Pàgina 7
... justification of it . While a consequentialist defense offers the advan- tage of tying respect for rights to practical benefits , it suffers from the prospect of tension between rights and those ends that they are intended to foster ...
... justification of it . While a consequentialist defense offers the advan- tage of tying respect for rights to practical benefits , it suffers from the prospect of tension between rights and those ends that they are intended to foster ...
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Positive Rights in a Republic of Talk: A Survey and a Critique Thomas Halper Previsualització no disponible - 2003 |