Moral Rights and Political Freedom

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Moral Rights and Political Freedom by Tara Smith, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Author: Tara Smith ISBN: 9781461639381
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: June 6, 1995
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Tara Smith
ISBN: 9781461639381
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: June 6, 1995
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

Seeking a way out of today's bewildering rush of rights claims, Tara Smith's Moral Rights and Political Freedom offers a systematic account of the nature and foundations of rights. The book carefully elucidates what political freedom is and demonstrates why it should be protected by rights. Smith's thesis is that rights are teleological: respect for freedom is necessary for individuals' flourishing or eudaimonia. Smith illustrates how many alleged rights would actually undermine that objective. Her decisive refutation of the assumption that conflicts between rights are inevitable—demonstrating how such conflicts are theoretically incoherent and practically self-defeating—should go a long way toward resolving many contemporary disputes about rights.

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Seeking a way out of today's bewildering rush of rights claims, Tara Smith's Moral Rights and Political Freedom offers a systematic account of the nature and foundations of rights. The book carefully elucidates what political freedom is and demonstrates why it should be protected by rights. Smith's thesis is that rights are teleological: respect for freedom is necessary for individuals' flourishing or eudaimonia. Smith illustrates how many alleged rights would actually undermine that objective. Her decisive refutation of the assumption that conflicts between rights are inevitable—demonstrating how such conflicts are theoretically incoherent and practically self-defeating—should go a long way toward resolving many contemporary disputes about rights.

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