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An introduction to rights / William A. Edmundson.

Summary:

"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1139233718
  • ISBN: 9781139233712
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 184 pages).
  • Edition: 2nd edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:august.20
Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-172) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The prehistory of rights -- The rights of man : the Enlightenment -- "Mischievous nonsense"? -- Into the nineteenth century : consolidation and retrenchment -- The conceptual neighborhood of rights / Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld -- The universal declaration, and a revolt against utilitarianism -- The nature of rights : "choice" theory and "interest" theory -- A right to do wrong? : Two conceptions of moral rights -- The pressure of consequentialism -- What is interference? -- The future of rights -- Conclusion.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Civil rights.
Human rights.
Civil rights.
Human rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Genre: Electronic books.


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