An Introduction to Rights /
Edmundson, William A.,
An Introduction to Rights / William A. Edmundson. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (200 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law . - Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
An Introduction to Rights is a readable and accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights. It is organized chronologically and discusses important historical events such as the French and American Revolutions. It treats a range of historical figures, including Grotius, Paley, Hobbes, Locke, Bentham, Burke, Godwin, Douglass, Mill and Hohfeld and relates the concept of rights to contemporary debates such as consequentialism versus contractualism. This thoroughly updated second edition includes a new preface and expands the discussion of the surprising role that slavery has played in the history of rights. It includes new material on egalitarianism, distributive justice and what the demand for equal rights means.
9780511820670 (ebook)
Civil rights
Human rights
JC571 / .E42 2012
323
An Introduction to Rights / William A. Edmundson. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (200 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law . - Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
An Introduction to Rights is a readable and accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights. It is organized chronologically and discusses important historical events such as the French and American Revolutions. It treats a range of historical figures, including Grotius, Paley, Hobbes, Locke, Bentham, Burke, Godwin, Douglass, Mill and Hohfeld and relates the concept of rights to contemporary debates such as consequentialism versus contractualism. This thoroughly updated second edition includes a new preface and expands the discussion of the surprising role that slavery has played in the history of rights. It includes new material on egalitarianism, distributive justice and what the demand for equal rights means.
9780511820670 (ebook)
Civil rights
Human rights
JC571 / .E42 2012
323