Moral Rights and Political Freedom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780847680276)

Vendor: Tara Smith
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Moral Rights and Political Freedom

$54.95

Moral Rights and Political Freedom

$54.95
Format: Paperback
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Seeking a way out of today's bewildering rush of rights claims, Tara Smith's Moral Rights and Political Freedom offers a systematic account of the nature and foundations of rights. The book carefully elucidates what political freedom is and demonstrates why it should be protected by rights. Smith's thesis is that rights are teleological: respect for freedom is necessary for individuals' flourishing or eudaimonia. Smith illustrates how many alleged rights would actually undermine that objective. Her decisive refutation of the assumption that conflicts between rights are inevitable-demonstrating how such conflicts are theoretically incoherent and practically self-defeating-should go a long way toward resolving many contemporary disputes about rights.

Author: Tara Smith
ISBN-10: 0847680274
ISBN-13: 9780847680276
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 06/06/1995
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d
By Tara Smith
By Tara Smith
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Tara Smith is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Texas in Austin.

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