Conflicts Of Rights: Moral Theory And Social Policy Implications

by John Rowan

Overview

This book examines two moral theories of rights justification and applies them to four social issues: redistributive taxation, affirmative action, pornography, and abortion. It assesses the ethical status of several candidate social policies that continue to be debated in the public arenas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429981067
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/24/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

John Rowan

Table of Contents

Preface -- Part One: Moral Theory -- Rights and Social Policy -- The Structure of Rights -- The Interest-Based Theory of Rights -- The Goal-Based Theory of Rights -- Part Two: Social Policy Implications -- Redistributive Taxation -- Affirmative Action -- Pornography -- Abortion -- Concluding Remarks

Editorial Reviews

Noting instances in which two rights can make a wrong, Rowan (philosophy, Purdue U.) investigates possible moral justification for rights alleged to exist in the contexts of abortion, affirmative action, welfare, and pornography freedoms. He reaches conclusions about the morally appropriate legal and social policy for each issue and also about the effectiveness of using the argument of rights in such debates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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