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An introduction to rights [electronic resource] / William A. Edmundson.

By: Edmundson, William A. (William Atkins), 1948-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law: Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: xv, 223 p.Subject(s): Civil rights | Human rightsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 323 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
pt. I. The first expansionary era. The prehistory of rights ; The rights of man: the Enlightenment ; "Mischievous nonsense"? ; The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment ; The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld -- pt. II. The second expansionary era. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and index.

pt. I. The first expansionary era. The prehistory of rights ; The rights of man: the Enlightenment ; "Mischievous nonsense"? ; The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment ; The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld -- pt. II. The second expansionary era. 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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.