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A System of Rights (Hardcover, New)
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A System of Rights (Hardcover, New)
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The justification of political authority is one of the
long-standing issues of political philosophy, and one which
persistently defies satisfactory solution. This book sets out to
provide an original justification by establishing a background
framework for dealing with the problem. Rex Martin begins by
identifying the main elements of authority, arguing that they need
to be linked in order to create a political authority that can be
described as justified. He then sketches a framework - a sample
system of political institutions and conceptions which is
internally coherent - to link these elements. The rest of the book
fills in this outline. Professor Martin argues that rights are
established patterns of acting or of being treated and are hence
essentially institutional in character. The institutions that tend
to be the most supportive, and productive, of individual rights
are, he believes, democratic, and the central section of the book
is devoted to the connection of rights with majority rule
democratic political institutions and conceptions. From this nexus
secondary lines of connection are traced to political obligation
(or allegiance) and to an eligible justification for using
punishment to enforce the rights of individuals. Thus Professor
Martin's analysis forms a distinctive and systematic approach to
one particular state of government. This rethinking of some of the
main topics of political theory is long overdue; it yields some
striking conclusions about both the nature of rights and the nature
of political authority itself.
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