Rights and reason : an introduction to the philosophy of rights / Jonathan Gorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorman, J. L. (Jonathan L.), 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Philosophy.

Human rights.

Ethics.

Reason.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Rights & Reason

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Rights and Reason Jonathan Gorman sets discussion of the 'rights debate'; within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysics and the theory of human nature as well as on the ideas of canonical thinkers Gorman provides an introduction to the philosophy of rights that is firmly grounded in the history of philosophy as well as the concerns of contemporary political and legal philosophy. The book gives readers a clear sense that, just as there are arguments about the content of rights, and just as there are myriad claims to rights, so there are pluralities of theories of rights that offer some understanding of the moral and legal realm and of the place rights may hold within it. Gorman argues that in a pluralist context of inconsistent rights we require pragmatic procedures rather than universal principles of justice to resolve conflicting claims.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Plato; CHAPTER 3 Hobbes; CHAPTER 4 Locke; CHAPTER 5 Human motivation; CHAPTER 6 Human value; CHAPTER 7 Hohfeld's analysis; CHAPTER 8 Hohfeld's analysis analysed; CHAPTER 9 Change; CHAPTER 10 Inconsistency; CHAPTER 11 Understanding rights; CHAPTER 12 The rights-based approach; CHAPTER 13 Duty and justice; Conclusion; APPENDIX 1 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

APPENDIX 2 Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocol No. 11 Rome, 4.XI.1950Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-48934-9

1-317-48935-7

1-315-71057-9

1-282-92147-9

9786612921476

1-84465-346-3

9781315710570

OCLC:

898771462