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The Proliferation Of Rights: Moral Progress Or Empty Rhetoric?

By Carl Wellman

Book information

Publisher
Westview Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0813328209, 0813328217, 9780813328201
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14330886 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
191\208
Time added
2022-05-02 05:30:59

Description

The Proliferation of Rights explores how the assertion of rights has expanded dramatically since World War II. Carl Wellman illuminates for the reader the historical developments in each of the major categories of rights, including human rights, civil rights, women's rights, patient rights, and animal rights. He concludes by assessing where this proliferation has been legitimate and helpful, cases where it has been illusory and unproductive, and alternatives to the appeal to rights.

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