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Talbott William J

Human rights and human well-being - Oxford Oxford University Press 2010 - 410p

Contents: The consequentialist project for human rights --
Exceptions to libertarian natural rights --
The main principle --
What is well-being? --
What is equity?. The two deepest mysteries in moral philosophy --
Security rights --
Epistemological foundations for the priority of autonomy rights --
The millian epistemological argument for autonomy rights --
Property rights, contract rights, and other economic rights --
Democratic rights --
Equity rights --
The most reliable judgment standard for soft, legal paternalism --
Liberty rights and privacy rights --
Clarifications and responses to objections.

ISBN: 9780195173482

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Human Rights - Moral & Ethical Aspects2. Human Rights - Philosophy

Dewey Class. No.: 323.010000 / TAL