What's wrong with rights?

'What's Wrong with Rights?' argues that contemporary rights-talk obscures the importance civic virtue, military effectiveness and the democratic law legitimacy. It draws upon legal and moral philosophy, moral theology, and court judgments. It spans discussions from medieval Christendo...

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Main Author: Biggar, Nigel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2020, 2020
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:'What's Wrong with Rights?' argues that contemporary rights-talk obscures the importance civic virtue, military effectiveness and the democratic law legitimacy. It draws upon legal and moral philosophy, moral theology, and court judgments. It spans discussions from medieval Christendom to contemporary debates about justified killing
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2020
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191894770