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Edmundson William A

An introduction to rights - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012 - 184p xvi

Contents:
Frontmatter-pp i-vii;
Contents-pp-ix-x;
Preface to the First Edition-pp-xi-xii;
A Note on the Second Edition-pp-xiii-xiv;
A Note on Citation Form-pp-xv-xv;
List of Tables-pp-xvi-xvi;
Part One -The First Expansionary Era-pp-1-2;
1 - The Prehistory of Rights-pp-3-12;
2 - The Rights of Man-pp-13-35;
3 - “Mischievous Nonsense”?-pp-36-50;
4 - Into the Nineteenth Century-pp-51-70;
5 - The Conceptual Neighborhood of Rights-pp-71-82;
Part Two - The Second Expansionary Era-pp-83-84;
6 - The Universal Declaration, and a Revolt Against Utilitarianism-pp-85-95;
7 - The Nature of Rights-pp-96-107;
8 - A Right to Do Wrong? Two Conceptions of Moral Rights-pp-108-115;
9 - The Pressure of Consequentialism-pp-116-130;
10 - What Is Interference?-pp-131-139;
11 - The Future of Rights-pp-140-159;
12 - Conclusion-pp-160-162;
Bibliographical Notes-pp-163-166;
References-pp-167-172;
Index-pp-173-184.

ISBN: 9780511820670

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Civil Rights 2. Human Rigfhts

Dewey Class. No.: 323 EDM