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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Discussions of rights are ubiquitous. One constantly hears things such as: 'The Chinese are violating Tibetan rights,' 'Landlords have a right that their tenants pay their rent,' 'Students have a right to be graded fairly,' 'Animals have a right not to suffer merely to bring pleasure to humans,' 'Abortion violates a fetus' right to life,' 'We violate the rights of future generations when we pollute the water. ' These statements assert that Tibetans, landlords, students, animals, fetuses, and future generations all have rights. Tibetans, landlords, students, animals, fetuses, and future generations do not seem to have much in common. When one presses for clarity, it is very dif cult to say precisely what a right is. What is it to have a right That is the question this book seeks to answer. To paint with an overly broad brush, previous answers to this question can be divided into two groups. Some hold interest/bene t theories of rights while others hold choice/will theories of rights. Perhaps the rst person to propose an interest/bene t theory was Jeremy Bentham. Its most cited contemporary defender is Joseph Raz. The seminal statement of the choice theory was made by H. L. A. Hart. Carl Wellman is perhaps the most able defender of a will theory of rights. The debate between these two groups of theories has been a productive one.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. The Concept of Rights | George W. Rainbolt | Taschenbuch | Law and Philosophy Library | xvi | Englisch | 2010 | Springer | EAN 9789048170050 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -What does it mean to have a right Previous answers to this question fall into two groups: interest/benefit theories of rights and choice/will theories. This book proposes an alternative to these traditional views: the justified-constraint theory of rights, which avoids the pitfalls of earlier theories, and solves the puzzle of the relational nature of rights. The analysis shows that this theory applies without modification to past, present and future beings. 276 pp. Englisch.…

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Defends an alternative both to interest/benefit theories of rights and to choice/will theories of rightsSolves the problem of the rights of past and future generationsPresents a new analysis of the nature of rights conflictOutlines a.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Discussions of rights are ubiquitous. One constantly hears things such as: ¿The Chinese are violating Tibetan rights,¿ ¿Landlords have a right that their tenants pay their rent,¿ ¿Students have a right to be graded fairly,¿ ¿Animals have a right not to suffer merely to bring pleasure to humans,¿ ¿Abortion violates a fetus¿ right to life,¿ ¿We violate the rights of future generations when we pollute the water. ¿ These statements assert that Tibetans, landlords, students, animals, fetuses, and future generations all have rights. Tibetans, landlords, students, animals, fetuses, and future generations do not seem to have much in common. When one presses for clarity, it is very dif cult to say precisely what a right is. What is it to have a right That is the question this book seeks to answer. To paint with an overly broad brush, previous answers to this question can be divided into two groups. Some hold interest/bene t theories of rights while others hold choice/will theories of rights. Perhaps the rst person to propose an interest/bene t theory was Jeremy Bentham. Its most cited contemporary defender is Joseph Raz. The seminal statement of the choice theory was made by H. L. A. Hart. Carl Wellman is perhaps the most able defender of a will theory of rights. The debate between these two groups of theories has been a productive one.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 276 pp. Englisch.…

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