Conflicts Of Rights Moral Theory And Social Policy Implications
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2019
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367315139
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
238
Forfatter
Biografisk notat
John Rowan is assistant professor of philosophy at Purdue University Calumet. His research focuses on ethical theory, applied ethics, and professional ethics
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 maint
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This book examines two moral theories of rights justification and applies them to four social issues: redistributive taxation, affirmative action, pornography, and abortion. It assesses the ethical status of several candidate social policies that continue to be debated in the public arenas.
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Preface -- Part One: Moral Theory -- 1 Rights and Social Policy -- 2 The Structure of Rights -- 3 The Interest-Based Theory of Rights -- 4 The Goal-Based Theory of Rights -- Part Two: Social Policy Implications -- 5 Redistributive Taxation -- 6 Affirmative Action -- 7 Pornography -- 8 Abortion -- 9 Concluding Remarks
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367315139
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
238
Forfatter
Biografisk notat
John Rowan is assistant professor of philosophy at Purdue University Calumet. His research focuses on ethical theory, applied ethics, and professional ethics