Rights: A Critical Introduction

by Tom Campbell and Tom Campbell

Book Overview

We take rights to be fundamental to everyday life. Rights are also controversial and hotly debated both in theory and practice. Where do rights come from? Are they invented or discovered? What sort of rights are there and who is entitled to them? In this comprehensive introduction, Tom Campbell introduces and critically examines the key philosophical debates about rights. The first part of the book covers historical and contemporary theories of rights,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415281148
• ISBN13: 9780415281140
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.4"