Conflicts Of Rights
Moral Theory And Social Policy Implications
1st Edition
Published on 24. April 2018
240 pages
978-0-429-96998-0 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-429-96998-0 (9780429969980)
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Person
John Rowan
Content
Preface -- Part One: Moral Theory -- Rights and Social Policy -- The Structure of Rights -- The Interest-Based Theory of Rights -- The Goal-Based Theory of Rights -- Part Two: Social Policy Implications -- Redistributive Taxation -- Affirmative Action -- Pornography -- Abortion -- Concluding Remarks
