The Moral Foundation of Rights (Hardcover)

While rights are indispensable to our moral and political thinking, they are also mysterious and controversial. What is it for someone to have a moral right to something? What kinds of creatures are capable of having rights? Which rights do they have? As long as these questions remain unanswered, rights will remain vulnerable to sceptical doubts. This book provides the moral foundation necessary to dispel these doubts. The author does this by constructing a coherent concept of a moral right and a workable substantive theory of rights. The former arises from his analysis of moral rights as morally justified conventional rights, while the necessary justificatory framework is supplied by a consequentialist moral theory.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1987
First published:	October 1987
Authors:	L.W. Sumner (Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	223 x 147 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-824751-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-824751-6
Barcode:	9780198247517

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