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An introduction to rights / William A. Edmundson.

By: Edmundson, William A. (William Atkins), 1948-Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law: Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 184 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781107010987 (hardback); 1107010985 (hardback); 9781107648197 (paperback); 110764819X (paperback)Subject(s): Civil rights | Human rightsDDC classification: 323 LOC classification: JC571 | .E42 2012
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Part I. The First Expansionary Era: 1. The prehistory of rights; 2. The rights of man: the enlightenment; 3. Mischievous nonsense?; 4. The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment; 5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld; Part II. The Second Expansionary Era: 6. The universal declaration, and a revolt against utilitarianism; 7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory; 8. A right to do wrong? two conceptions of moral rights; 9. The pressure of consequentialism; 10. What is interference?; 11. The future of rights; 12. Conclusion.
Summary: "A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Part I. The First Expansionary Era: 1. The prehistory of rights; 2. The rights of man: the enlightenment; 3. Mischievous nonsense?; 4. The nineteenth century: consolidation and retrenchment; 5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld; Part II. The Second Expansionary Era: 6. The universal declaration, and a revolt against utilitarianism; 7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory; 8. A right to do wrong? two conceptions of moral rights; 9. The pressure of consequentialism; 10. What is interference?; 11. The future of rights; 12. Conclusion.

"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"-- Provided by publisher.

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