Beschreibung:
Judith Jarvis Thomson is Professor of Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Thomson provides a systematic theory of human and social rights, elucidating what in general makes an attribution of a right true. This is a major effort to provide a stable foundation for the deeply held belief that we are not mere cogs in a communal machine, but are instead individuals whose private interests are entitled to respect.
Introduction and Metaethical Remarks Rights: What They Are Claims, Privileges, and Powers Duties Ought Enforcing Claims Value Tradeoffs The Trolley Problem Rights: Which They Are Trespass and First Property Harm Distress and Harm Liberty Giving One's Word Second Property Ceasing To Have a Right Index