A political theory of rights
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Author
Publication
1994 - Clarendon Press, Oxford [England], England
Language
English
Word Count
58,000 words, Guess
Page Count
232 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1084852M
- ISBN-100198279019
- OCLC Control Number30035902
- Internet Archivepoliticaltheoryo0000ingr_x9e9
- Library of Congress Control Number94008692
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- Goodreads4307381
- LibraryThing1446832
Classifications
- DDC323
- LCCJC571 .I489 1994
Description
Rights are basic building blocks of the contemporary liberal state, and yet their rigorous justification is notoriously difficult. This book provides a thorough analysis of this central topic in modern political discourse. The book challenges the orthodox view that rights are a type of property claim in one's body. Drawing on the tradition of the social contract as well as the wealth of recent work in political theory the book argues for a different conception of rights. Rights are conceived as a certain type of political claim, justified by a Kantian ideal of autonomy. Moreover, that justification provides a moral basis for rights that, while independent of law and custom, is also tied to an image of citizenship particularly suited to the pluralistic nature of contemporary liberal society.
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