Rights from wrongs : a secular theory of the origins of rights /
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| 020 | |a 0465017134 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ||
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| 100 | 1 | |a Dershowitz, Alan M | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Rights from wrongs : |b a secular theory of the origins of rights / |c Alan Dershowitz |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Basic Books, |c c2004 | ||
| 300 | |a ix, 261 p. ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-250) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: Where do rights come from? -- I: The sources of rights: What are rights? -- Is God the source of rights? -- Is Nature the source of rights? -- Are there other "external" sources of rights? -- Do constitutional democracies really need an external theory of rights? -- Do we need to invent an external source of rights--even if it does not really exist? -- Is natural law a helpful or harmful fiction? -- What, then, is the source of rights? -- II: Some challenges to experience as the source of rights: Is there always a right answer? -- If rights do not come from God or Nature, how are they different from mere preferences? -- Does the experiential approach confuse philosophy with sociology? -- Can rights produce wrongs? -- Is the debate over external sources of rights a liberal-conservative issue? -- III: Applying the experiential theory of rights: Can experiential rights check the abuses of majority rule? -- Is there a right "to life"? -- Is there a right not to be censored by government? -- Is there a right to have church and state separated? -- Is there a right to emigrate and/or immigrate? -- Do animals have rights? -- Do dead people have rights in their organs? Conclusion: The future of rights | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Human rights | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Civil rights | |
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| 852 | |a Law Library |b Lower Level |h JC571 .D3985 2004 |p 33940003058458 | ||