Rights and reason : an introduction to the philosophy of rights / / Jonathan Gorman
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| Autore: |
Gorman J. L (Jonathan L.), <1946-, >
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| Titolo: |
Rights and reason : an introduction to the philosophy of rights / / Jonathan Gorman
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 323 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human rights - Philosophy |
| Civil rights - Philosophy | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | First published 2003 by Acumen. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Plato; CHAPTER 3 Hobbes; CHAPTER 4 Locke; CHAPTER 5 Human motivation; CHAPTER 6 Human value; CHAPTER 7 Hohfeld's analysis; CHAPTER 8 Hohfeld's analysis analysed; CHAPTER 9 Change; CHAPTER 10 Inconsistency; CHAPTER 11 Understanding rights; CHAPTER 12 The rights-based approach; CHAPTER 13 Duty and justice; Conclusion; APPENDIX 1 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| APPENDIX 2 Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocol No. 11 Rome, 4.XI.1950Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In ""Rights and Reason"", Jonathan Gorman sets discussion of the 'rights debate' within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysics and the theory of human nature as well as on the ideas of canonical thinkers, Gorman provides an introduction to the philosophy of rights that is firmly grounded in the history of philosophy as well as the concerns of contemporary political and legal philosophy. The book gives readers a clear sense that, just as there are arguments about the content of rights, and just as there are myriad claims to right |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rights and reason |
| ISBN: | 1-317-48934-9 |
| 1-317-48935-7 | |
| 1-315-71057-9 | |
| 1-282-92147-9 | |
| 9786612921476 | |
| 1-84465-346-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459484503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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