Rights and Persons

AUTHOR INSCRIPTION free front end-paper, "For---with best wishes." 1977 University of California Press hardcover. A. I. Melden (Rights in Moral Lives: A Historical-Philosophical Essay). When philosophers discuss the term 'right', they do so almost entirely in respect of its application as an adjective (the right action); and when they have ventured to speak of its substantival use or uses in which it serves to mark the moral property of an agent (the right a person has ), they have done so with very few exceptions by way of excursion from the main lines of their arguments. The immediate result of this is the unsatisfactory state of the subject of rights in the philosophical literature, for surely the complex features of moral rights in all of their variety cannot be elucidated in a few passing remarks. - www.questia.com

Politics & Social Sciences

Melden, A.I.

Philosophy

Univ. Of California Pr.

Rights and Persons by A.I. Melden.

University of California Press

In this volume, 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 a right. Others claim that they did, since they employed certain locutions, the equivalents of which in our language are tied to some notion of a moral right.Professor Melden reviews in detail some of the most important historical conceptions of rights and examines serious questions raised by the fact that there have been striking changes in our thinking about rights. His discussion elucidates the place of moral rights in the broader network of moral concepts, along with the role they should play in our moral lives. Among the fundamental issues raised and discussed are those concerning the ways in which we are to understand various sorts of rights, the relation of special moral rights to our basic human rights, the now familiar claim that there are animal rights, the nature of moral progress, and the dream of a moral science.

Rights in Moral Lives: A Historical-Philosophical Essay

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 a right. Others claim that they did, since they employed certain locutions, the equivalents of which in our language are tied to some notion of a moral right. &nbsp; Melden reviews in detail some of the most important historical conceptions of rights and examines serious questions raised by the fact that there have been striking changes in our thinking about rights. His discussion elucidates the place of moral rights in the broader network of moral concepts, along with the role they should play in our moral lives. Among the fundamental issues raised and discussed are the ways in which we are to understand various sorts of rights, the relation of special moral rights to our basic human rights, the now familiar claim that there are animal rights, the nature of moral progress, and the dream of a moral science. <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div>

Civilization

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1959. &nbsp;

Literature & Fiction

Pepper, Stephen C.

Lenzen, V. F.

Adams, George P.

Mackay, D. S.

Strong, Edward W.

Dennes, William R.

Literary

Rights and persons (Values and philosophical inquiry)

Basil Blackwell

Free Action (Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism)

That a science of human conduct is possible, that what any man may do even in moments of the most sober and careful reflection can be understood and explained, has seemed to many a philosopher to cast doubt upon our common view that any human action can ever be said to be truly free. This book, first published in 1961, looks into crucially important issues that are often ignored in the familiar arguments for and against the possibility of free action. These issues are brought to light and examined in some detail.

Routledge

That a science of human conduct is possible, that what any man may do even in moments of the most sober and careful reflection can be understood and explained, has seemed to many a philosopher to cast doubt upon our common view that any human action can ever be said to be truly free. This book, first published in 1961, looks into crucially important issues that are often ignored in the familiar arguments for and against the possibility of free action. These issues are brought to light and examined in some detail.

Ethical Theories

The assumption in preparing this volume of reading has been that the most effective way in which an understanding of ethics or moral philosophy can be promoted is through a reading of the original source materials essays written by outstanding and representative thinkers. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Rights and Persons

Rights and Persons

Rights in Moral Lives: A Historical-Philosophical Essay

Rights in Moral Lives: A Historical-Philosophical Essay

Rights in Moral Lives: A Historical-Philosophical Essay

Civilization

Rights and persons (Values and philosophical inquiry)

Free Action (Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism)

Free Action (Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism)

Ethical Theories