Griffin on human rights / edited by Roger Crisp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crisp, Roger, 1961- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Griffin, James, 1933- On human rights--Criticism and interpretation.

Griffin, James.

Human rights.

Human rights--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume presents responses to the work of James Griffin, one of the most significant contributors to the contemporary debate over human rights. Leading moral and political philosophers engage with Griffin's views - according to which human rights are best understood as protections of our agency and personhood - and Griffin offers his own reply.

Contents:

Two approaches to human rights / Carl Wellman

Taking rights out of human rights / John Tasioulas

When the good alone isn't good enough / David A. Reidy

The egalitarianism of human rights / Allen Buchanan

Human rights, human agency and respect : extending Griffin's view / Rowan Cruft

Griffin on human rights : form and substance / Roger Crisp

Personhood versus human needs as grounds for human rights / David Miller

Griffin on human rights / Brad Hooker

Griffin on human rights to liberty / James W. Nickel

Replies / James Griffin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-176099-4

0-19-164599-0

OCLC:

893674520