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An introduction to rights

By William A. Edmundson

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0521803985, 9780521803984, 0521008700, 9780521008709
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1270603 bytes)
Series
Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law
Pages
241\241
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The book's strength lies in its intellectual rigor. William Edmundson starts at some specific notion of rights and follows its reasoning to the end: either the reader sees the final consequences or Edmundson sees the arrival of a new question. Or he begins with the contrast between two apparently similar ideas, and then follows this contrast as far as it will go. The result is a fertile field for classroom discussions. Edmundson frequently offers an abstract line of reasoning without supporting examples. In places almost every sentence could open a lengthy exchange. The result is a book where ideas travel fast and the reading is often dense. One hopes that the professors dish out the parts of the book in bite-size pieces.

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