Moral Rights and Political FreedomRowman & Littlefield, 1995 - 224 Seiten 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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... conclude that the concept of rights is enjoying a peak period of influence . We hear of a greater number and variety of rights than ever before . The daily news relays a stream of issues framed in terms of rights : from court rulings ...
... conclude that the concept of rights is enjoying a peak period of influence . We hear of a greater number and variety of rights than ever before . The daily news relays a stream of issues framed in terms of rights : from court rulings ...
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... conclusion that individuals possess rights . In this sense , the case for rights is conditional . In chapter 3 , I probe one of the controversial associations that has plagued assertions of rights over the years : the charge that rights ...
... conclusion that individuals possess rights . In this sense , the case for rights is conditional . In chapter 3 , I probe one of the controversial associations that has plagued assertions of rights over the years : the charge that rights ...
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... properly among the possession , the use , the consequences and the value of freedom . Chapter 9 applies the foregoing theoretical conclusions to the prac- tical arena . In tracing the implications of my account Introduction 9.
... properly among the possession , the use , the consequences and the value of freedom . Chapter 9 applies the foregoing theoretical conclusions to the prac- tical arena . In tracing the implications of my account Introduction 9.
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... Conclusion The book's central objective is to restore efficacy to rights by supplying a deeper and more systematic foundation than rights have previously enjoyed . While it is a defense of rights , the implication of this defense is the ...
... Conclusion The book's central objective is to restore efficacy to rights by supplying a deeper and more systematic foundation than rights have previously enjoyed . While it is a defense of rights , the implication of this defense is the ...
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