Conflicts of Rights - Moral Theory and Social Policy Implications

Informationen zum Autor John Rowan Klappentext This book examines two moral theories of rights justification and applies them to four social issues: redistributive taxation, affirmative action, pornography, and abortion. It assesses the ethical status of several candidate social policies that continue to be debated in the public arenas. Zusammenfassung This book examines two moral theories of rights justification and applies them to four social issues: redistributive taxation, affirmative action, pornography, and abortion. It assesses the ethical status of several candidate social policies that continue to be debated in the public arenas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface -- Part One: Moral Theory -- Rights and Social Policy -- The Structure of Rights -- The Interest-Based Theory of Rights -- The Goal-Based Theory of Rights -- Part Two: Social Policy Implications -- Redistributive Taxation -- Affirmative Action -- Pornography -- Abortion -- Concluding Remarks

Product details

• Authors: John Rowan, John J. Rowan, John R. Rowan
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2001
• EAN: 9780813365640
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-6564-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas