Moral rights and political freedom
Seeking a way out of today's bewildering rush of rights claims, Tara Smith offers here a systematic account of the nature and foundations of rights. The book shows what political freedom is and demonstrates why it should be protected by rights.
viii, 224 pages ; 24 cm.
9780847680269, 9780847680276, 0847680266, 0847680274
31710378
1. What Rights Are
2. The Justification of Rights
3. The Egoism of Rights
4. The Failures of Deontology and Consequentialism
5. Teleological Rights: Purpose Through Principle
6. Freedom
7. Freedom's Nemesis: Physical Force
8. "Positive" Freedom
9. The Rights We Hold