Rights and Reason : an Introduction to the Philosophy of Rights.

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In ""Rights and Reason"", Jonathan Gorman sets discussion of the 'rights debate' within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysics and the theory of human nature as well as on the ideas of canonical thinkers,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gorman, Jonathan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Subjects:
Human rights > Philosophy.
Civil rights > Philosophy.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Philosophie.
Civil rights > Philosophy
Human rights > Philosophy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Plato; CHAPTER 3 Hobbes; CHAPTER 4 Locke; CHAPTER 5 Human motivation; CHAPTER 6 Human value; CHAPTER 7 Hohfeld's analysis; CHAPTER 8 Hohfeld's analysis analysed; CHAPTER 9 Change; CHAPTER 10 Inconsistency; CHAPTER 11 Understanding rights; CHAPTER 12 The rights-based approach; CHAPTER 13 Duty and justice; Conclusion; APPENDIX 1 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • APPENDIX 2 Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocol No. 11 Rome, 4. XI. 1950Bibliography; Index.

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