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Theories of Rights
The nature, provenance and justification of rights are uncertain and disputed. The disagreements have centred on group rights and on whether rights have a universal application across different cultures and moral traditions. The essays in this work explore these and other related issues.
| Author(s) | Edited by C.L. Ten. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 468 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 24 Aug 2006 |
| Availability | Available |
The nature, provenance and justification of rights are uncertain and disputed. The disagreements have centred on group rights and on whether rights have a universal application across different cultures and moral traditions. The essays in this work explore these and other related issues.
Contents: Recent work on the concept of rights, Rex Martin and James W. Nickel; In defence of moral rights, Joel Feinberg; On the nature of rights, J. Raz; Are there natural rights?, H.L.A. Hart; Rights, claimants, and beneficiaries, David Lyons; 2 concep
Ten Chin Lew is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Department at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.
