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An introduction to rights

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Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004Description: 223p xiiiISBN:
  • 9780521008709
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 323.220000 EDM
Contents:
Contents 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
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Contents
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