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An Introduction to rights / William A. Edmundson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 184 pISBN:
  • 9781107010987 (hardback)
  • 1107010985 (hardback)
  • 9781107648197 (paperback)
  • 110764819X (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 323 EDM.I
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Part I. The First Expansionary Era: 1. The prehistory of rights; 2. The rights of man: the enlightenment; 3. Mischievous nonsense?; 4. The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment; 5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld; Part II. The Second Expansionary Era: 6. The universal declaration, and a revolt against utilitarianism; 7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory; 8. A right to do wrong? two conceptions of moral rights; 9. The pressure of consequentialism; 10. What is interference?; 11. The future of rights; 12. Conclusion.
Summary: "A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--
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Book Book Dept. of Law Processing Center Dept. of Law 323 EDM.I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available LAW4109

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Part I. The First Expansionary Era: 1. The prehistory of rights; 2. The rights of man: the enlightenment; 3. Mischievous nonsense?; 4. The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment; 5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld; Part II. The Second Expansionary Era: 6. The universal declaration, and a revolt against utilitarianism; 7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory; 8. A right to do wrong? two conceptions of moral rights; 9. The pressure of consequentialism; 10. What is interference?; 11. The future of rights; 12. Conclusion.

"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--

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