Conflicts of rights : moral theory and social policy implications / John R. Rowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowan, John R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Civil rights.

Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human rights.

Social policy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xi, 225 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.

Contents:

Part 1 Moral Theory

1 Rights and Social Policy 3

1.2 Theories and Applications 6

1.3 Alternative Theoretical Approaches 11

2 The Structure of Rights 20

2.1 The Hohfeldian Analysis 20

2.2 Two Conceptions of Rights 25

3 The Interest-Based Theory of Rights 32

3.1 The Raz Version 32

3.2 Personal Autonomy 43

4 The Goal-Based Theory of Rights 50

4.1 A Consequentialist Framework 50

4.2 Rights in the Goal-Based Framework 57

Part 2 Social Policy Implications

5 Redistributive Taxation 69

5.1 Property 69

5.2 Rights of Redistributive Taxation: The Interest-Based Theory 74

5.3 Rights of Redistributive Taxation: The Goal-Based Theory 84

6 Affirmative Action 100

6.1 The Idea of Affirmative Action 100

6.2 Rights of Affirmative Action: The Interest-Based Theory 102

6.3 Rights of Affirmative Action: The Goal-Based Theory 119

7 Pornography 134

7.1 Assigning a Definition 134

7.2 Rights of Pornography: The Interest-Based Theory 136

7.3 Rights of Pornography: The Goal-Based Theory 150

8 Abortion 163

8.1 Moral Standing 163

8.2 Rights of Abortion: The Interest-Based Theory 165

8.3 Rights of Abortion: The Goal-Based Theory 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-218) and index.

ISBN:

0813391229

OCLC:

40857108