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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Pàgina 166
... positive freedom is invalid . That is the object of this chapter . The agenda is straightforward . I shall sketch the conventional positive - negative distinction and then expose its errors . I shall begin the critique by explaining ...
... positive freedom is invalid . That is the object of this chapter . The agenda is straightforward . I shall sketch the conventional positive - negative distinction and then expose its errors . I shall begin the critique by explaining ...
Pàgina 170
... positive freedom - furnishing such things as training , jobs , goods and therapy - necessarily require taking from others . But this , of course , obliterates those individuals ' ability to govern their actions . Individuals ' decisions ...
... positive freedom - furnishing such things as training , jobs , goods and therapy - necessarily require taking from others . But this , of course , obliterates those individuals ' ability to govern their actions . Individuals ' decisions ...
Pàgina 171
... positive freedom is born . This is speculation , of course , but it is a plausible account of why some might be seduced by the notion of positive freedom . As such , it is instructive to identify its error . The flaw should be apparent ...
... positive freedom is born . This is speculation , of course , but it is a plausible account of why some might be seduced by the notion of positive freedom . As such , it is instructive to identify its error . The flaw should be apparent ...
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What Rights Are | 15 |
The Justification of Rights | 31 |
Rights Telos | 43 |
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