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" An introduction to rights / "
William A. Edmundson.
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BL
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640246
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| Main Entry
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Edmundson, William A., (William Atkins),1948-
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An introduction to rights /\ William A. Edmundson.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2012.
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Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law
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xvi, 184 p. ;; 23 cm.
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9781107010987 (hardback)
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: 1107010985 (hardback)
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: 9781107648197 (paperback)
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: 110764819X (paperback)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--
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Civil rights.
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Human rights.
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323
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JC571.E42 2012
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