Conflicts Of Rights

Moral Theory And Social Policy Implications

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John Rowan

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The language of rights is utilized frequently in debates over contemporary social issues, a foetus's right to life" versus a woman's right to choose," for example. Because these debates pertain to what our social policies should be, it is clear that the rights in question are moral rights, and that existing legal rights ought to be changed or maintained accordingly. The problem, however, is that moral rights require moral justification. In Conflicts of Rights, John Rowan takes this next step, and investigates possible moral justifications for rights alleged to exist in four contexts: abortion, affirmative action, welfare, and pornography freedoms. In doing so, he reaches conclusions about the morally appropriate policy for each issue, and also about the effectiveness of rights language in general.

Author Biography:

John R. Rowan is assistant professor of philosophy at Purdue University Calumet. His research focuses on ethical theory, applied ethics, and professional ethics

Release date Australia

January 26th, 2001

Author

John Rowan

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

238

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9780813365640

Product ID

5853236

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