Civil Rights - General, General & Miscellaneous Social Policies, Human Rights, Social Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Applied - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
The language of rights is utilized frequently in debates over contemporary social issues—a fetus’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.Editorials
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Noting instances in which two rights can make a wrong, Rowan (philosophy, Purdue U.) investigates possible moral justification for rights alleged to exist in the contexts of abortion, affirmative action, welfare, and pornography freedoms. He reaches conclusions about the morally appropriate legal and social policy for each issue and also about the effectiveness of using the argument of rights in such debates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
January 5, 2001
Publisher
Boulder, Colo. ; Westview Press, 1999.
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780813365640