Rights in Moral Lives: A Historical-Philosophical Essay

by A. I. Melden

Book Overview

In Rights in Moral Lives, A. I. Melden, a distinguished philosopher and moral rights theorist, examines important changes that have occurred in our thinking about rights since first mention of them was made in early modern times. His inquiry is framed by an opening question and a concluding response. The question is whether the Greeks had any conception of a moral right. Some argue that they did not, on the ground that they had no word for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520304888
• ISBN13: 9780520304888
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"