| The Moral Foundation of Rights Contributor(s): Sumner, L. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198247516 ISBN-13: 9780198247517 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1987 Annotation: What does it mean for someone to have a moral right to something? What kinds of creatures can have rights, and which rights can they have? While rights are indispensable to our moral and political thinking, they are also mysterious and controversial; as long as these controversies remain unsolved, rights will remain vulnerable to skepticism. Here, Sumner constructs both a coherent concept of a moral right and a workable substantive theory of rights to provide the moral foundation necessary to dispel such doubts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Nature | Animal Rights |
| Dewey: 172 |
| LCCN: 87005640 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 236 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What does it mean for someone to have a moral right to something? What kinds of creatures can have rights, and which rights can they have? While rights are indispensable to our moral and political thinking, they are also mysterious and controversial; as long as these controversies remain unsolved, rights will remain vulnerable to skepticism. Here, Sumner constructs both a coherent concept of a moral right and a workable substantive theory of rights to provide the moral foundation necessary to dispel such doubts. |