Persons, rights and the moral community / Loren E. Lomasky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lomasky, Loren E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

ix, 283 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

Summary:

This book provides a complete and convincing account of what rights we do and do not have, who has them, and why. Presenting the foundations of a liberal, individualistic theory of rights, Lomasky explains the place of rights within the overall structure of morality, arguing for the moral importance of individual commitments to and pursuit of "projects." After developing his theory of basic rights, Lomasky demonstrates its implications for a variety of problems and issues, including property rights, the rights of children, and the status of the unborn, defective persons, animals, and even the dead. Arguing for a fundamental reshaping of philosophical ethics, Lomasky develops a credible alternative to currently fashionable views.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography : pages 273-276.

ISBN:

0195042093

OCLC:

13946487