Rights and demands a foundational inquiry / Margaret Gilbert.
| Author/creator | Gilbert, Margaret, 1942- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2020] |
| Description | xx, 369 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : Rights in the conversation of humanity -- Some central distinctions from rights theory -- Two realms of rights -- Hohfeld's claims and Thomson's doubts -- Demand-rights : and the demand-right problem -- Contemporary rights theories : the problems remain -- Agreements and promises : Hume's legacy -- Problems with moral principle accounts -- A fundamental ground of demand-rights -- A theory of agreements and promises -- The ubiquity of joint commitment -- Are there any moral demand-rights? : part I -- Are there any moral demand-rights? : part II -- Demand-rights, law, and other institutions -- Human rights in the light of the foregoing -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | Rights are often invoked in contemporary moral and political debates, yet the nature of rights is contested. Rights and Demands provides the first full-length treatment of a central class of rights: demand-rights. To have such a right is to have the standing or authority to demand a particular action of another person. How are such rights possible? Everyday agreements are generally acknowledged to be sources of demand-rights, but what is it about an agreement that accounts for this? The central thesis of this book is that joint commitment is a ground of demand-rights, and that it may be the only ground. In developing this thesis Margaret Gilbert argues in detail for joint commitment accounts of both agreements and promises. The final chapter explains the relevance of its argument to our understanding of human rights. Engaging where appropriate with contemporary rights theory, Gilbert provides an accessible route into this area for those previously unfamiliar with it. -- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "First published in paperback 2020"--Title page verso. |
| General note | "This paperback printing includes a few clarifying changes to the original text that do not affect the pagination of the book"--Page vii. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-359) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021285671 |
| ISBN | 9780198863892 paperback |
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