ISBN:
1107010985
,
110764819X
,
9781107010987
,
9781107648197
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 184 S
,
23 cm
Edition:
2. ed.
Series Statement:
Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law
DDC:
323
Keywords:
Civil rights
;
Human rights
;
Civil rights
;
Human rights
;
Grundrecht
;
Politisches Recht
;
Rechtsphilosophie
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--
Description / Table of 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.
Note:
Formerly CIP Uk. - 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. - 1. ed. publ. 2004
