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Rights - A Critical Introduction (Paperback, New edition)
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Rights - A Critical Introduction (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Routledge Contemporary Political Philosophy
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We take rights to be fundamental to everyday life. Rights are also
controversial and hotly debated both in theory and practice. Where
do rights come from? Are they invented or discovered? What sort of
rights are there and who is entitled to them? In this comprehensive
introduction, Tom Campbell introduces and critically examines the
key philosophical debates about rights.
The first part of the book covers historical and contemporary
theories of rights, including the origin and variety of rights and
standard justifications of them. He considers challenges to rights
from philosophers such as Bentham, Burke and Marx. He also examines
different theories of rights, such as natural law, social contract,
utilitarian and communitarian theories of rights and the
philosophers and political theorists associated with them, such as
John Stuart Mill, John Rawls, Robert Nozick and Michael
Sandel.
The second part of the book explores the role of rights-promoting
institutions and critically assesses legalrights and international
human rights, including the United Nations. The final part of the
book examines how philosophies of rights can be applied to freedom
of speech, issues of social welfare and the question of
self-determination for certain groups or peoples.
"Rights: A Critical Introduction" is essential reading for anyone
new to the subject of rights and any student of political
philosophy, politics and law.
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