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Synopsis
An Approach to Rights contains fifteen previously published but mostly inaccessible papers that together show the development of one of the more important contemporary theories of the nature, grounds and practical implications of rights. In a long retrospective essay, Carl Wellman explains what he was trying to accomplish in each paper, how far he believes that he succeeded and where he failed. Thus the author provides a critical perspective both on his own theory and on alternative theories from which he borrows, or that he rejects. These essays identify the problems any adequate theory of rights must solve, describe the more plausible solutions and weigh the merits of each. They will be of special interest to any reader concerned with legal theory, moral philosophy or any branch of applied ethics or social policy in which appeals to rights are frequently made but seldom rationally satisfactory.
Booknews
Contains 15 previously published essays and lectures illustrating the development of a contemporary theory of the nature, grounds, and practical implications of rights. Topics include consent of medical research on children, economic rights, and violence and basic rights. A retrospective introduction by the author explains what he was trying to accomplish in each paper and provides a critical perspective on his own theory and on alternative theories from which he borrows. For those interested in legal theory, moral philosophy, and ethics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.