What's Wrong with Rights?

Author	: Nigel Biggar
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages	: 375
Release	: 2020
ISBN-10	: 9780198861973
ISBN-13	: 0198861974
Rating	: 4/5 (73 Downloads)

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Download or read book What's Wrong with Rights? written by Nigel Biggar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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