Moral Rights and Political Freedom

Moral Rights and Political Freedom
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781461639381
ISBN-13 : 1461639387
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Book Synopsis Moral Rights and Political Freedom by : Tara Smith

Download or read book Moral Rights and Political Freedom written by Tara Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1995-06-06 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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