Conflicts Of Rights: Moral Theory And Social Policy Implications

by John Rowan

Overview

The language of rights is utilized frequently in debates over contemporary social issues—a fetus's 'right to life' versus a woman's 'right to choose,' for example. Because these debates pertain to what our social policies should be, it is clear that the rights in question are moral rights, and that existing legal rights ought to be changed or maint

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367315139
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Rowan is assistant professor of philosophy at Purdue University Calumet. His research focuses on ethical theory, applied ethics, and professional ethics

Table of Contents

Preface — Part One: Moral Theory — 1 Rights and Social Policy — 2 The Structure of Rights — 3 The Interest-Based Theory of Rights — 4 The Goal-Based Theory of Rights — Part Two: Social Policy Implications — 5 Redistributive Taxation — 6 Affirmative Action — 7 Pornography — 8 Abortion — 9 Concluding Remarks

Editorial Reviews

Noting instances in which two rights can make a wrong, Rowan (philosophy, Purdue U.) investigates possible moral justification for rights alleged to exist in the contexts of abortion, affirmative action, welfare, and pornography freedoms. He reaches conclusions about the morally appropriate legal and social policy for each issue and also about the effectiveness of using the argument of rights in such debates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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