Rights angles

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These provocative and eminently readable essays from Loren Lomasky-fifteen previously published and one new-feature in-depth examinations of central questions in the theory of natural rights and liberal political order. Unlike most philosophical investigations, Rights Angles emphasizes how principles of justice apply under messy, real-world conditions.

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Full title :Rights angles / Loren E. Lomasky.

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Publication Date:©2016

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

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Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9780190263966, 0190263962, 9780190263959, 0190263954
oclc:ocn953456361
LC Classification:JC574
Dewey Decimal:320.51/2

Cover; Rights Angles; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Everything Old Is New Again: The Death and Rebirth of Classical Liberal Philosophy; 2. A Refutation of Utilitarianism; 3. Personal Projects as the Foundation for Basic Rights; 4. The Matrix of Contractarian Justice (with James M. Buchanan); 5. Rights Without Stilts; 6. Compensation and the Bounds of Rights; 7. Justice to Charity; 8. Liberty and Welfare Goods: Reflections on Clashing Liberalisms; 9. Toward a Liberal Theory of National Boundaries; 10. Nozick's Libertarian Utopia.

11. Classical Liberalism and Civil Society12. Libertarianism at Twin Harvard; 13. Against Reviving Republicanism (with Geoffrey Brennan); 14. Liberalism Beyond Borders; 15. The Paradox of Association; 16. Contract, Covenant, Constitution; Index.

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Civil rights Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Free enterprise Human rights Liberalism Libéralisme POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference