William A Parent
Biographic Data
| ID | 5685280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William A Parent |
| GIVEN NAMES | William A |
| FAMILY NAME | Parent |
| SIGNATURE | PARENT W A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Clara University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social Freedom
Thomson on the Moral Specification of Rights
In this paper we offer a limited defense of the "moral specification" view of rights in response to criticisms of Judith Jarvis Thomson. The defense is limited in that we do not attempt to demonstrate the overall superiority of this view to others, including the view currently advocated by Thomson. We only attempt to show that the advocate of moral specification (MS)' has a plausible response to two objections she raises
Privacy, Intimacy, and Isolation
Privacy is a puzzling concept. From the backyard to the bedroom, everyday life gives rise to an abundance of privacy claims. In the legal sphere, privacy is invoked with respect to issues including abortion, marriage, and sexuality. Yet privacy is surrounded by a mire of theoretical debate. Certain philosophers argue that privacy is neither conceptually nor morally distinct from other interests, while numerous legal scholars point to the apparent…
Dignity, Rights, and Recent Legal Scholarship
MOST PROFESSORS PROBABLY KNOW THE STORY OF ACADEMICS STRANDED on a desert island with cases of canned food but no can opener. After various theoretical discussions, one of the group-from a discipline that varies according to the teller's whims -suddenly solves the problem: Let's assume a can opener! In several different ways, The Constitution of Rights suggests this tale. Its editors envision the contemporary constitutional landscape as the equiv…
Rights, Restitution, and Risk: Essays in Moral Theory
Editor's Preface 1. A Defense of Abortion 2. Rights and Deaths 3. Self-Defense and Rights 4. Some Ruminations on Rights 5. Rights and Compensation 6. Killing, Letting Die, and the Trolley Problem 7. The Trolley Problem 8. The Right to Privacy 9. Preferential Hiring 10. Some Questions about Government Regulation of Behavior 11. Imposing Risks 12. Remarks on Causation and Liability 13. Liability and Individualized Evidence Afterword Sources Index
Immortality
Philo's Confession
Journal Article Philo’s Confession Get access W. A. Parent W. A. Parent University of Santa Clara, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 102, January 1976, Pages 63–68, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218805 Published: 01 January 1976
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Philo's Confession
Journal Article Philo’s Confession Get access W. A. Parent W. A. Parent University of Santa Clara, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 102, January 1976, Pages 63–68, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218805 Published: 01 January 1976
Immortality
Rights, Restitution, and Risk: Essays in Moral Theory
Editor's Preface 1. A Defense of Abortion 2. Rights and Deaths 3. Self-Defense and Rights 4. Some Ruminations on Rights 5. Rights and Compensation 6. Killing, Letting Die, and the Trolley Problem 7. The Trolley Problem 8. The Right to Privacy 9. Preferential Hiring 10. Some Questions about Government Regulation of Behavior 11. Imposing Risks 12. Remarks on Causation and Liability 13. Liability and Individualized Evidence Afterword Sources Index
Dignity, Rights, and Recent Legal Scholarship
MOST PROFESSORS PROBABLY KNOW THE STORY OF ACADEMICS STRANDED on a desert island with cases of canned food but no can opener. After various theoretical discussions, one of the group-from a discipline that varies according to the teller's whims -suddenly solves the problem: Let's assume a can opener! In several different ways, The Constitution of Rights suggests this tale. Its editors envision the contemporary constitutional landscape as the equiv…
Privacy, Intimacy, and Isolation
Privacy is a puzzling concept. From the backyard to the bedroom, everyday life gives rise to an abundance of privacy claims. In the legal sphere, privacy is invoked with respect to issues including abortion, marriage, and sexuality. Yet privacy is surrounded by a mire of theoretical debate. Certain philosophers argue that privacy is neither conceptually nor morally distinct from other interests, while numerous legal scholars point to the apparent…
Thomson on the Moral Specification of Rights
In this paper we offer a limited defense of the "moral specification" view of rights in response to criticisms of Judith Jarvis Thomson. The defense is limited in that we do not attempt to demonstrate the overall superiority of this view to others, including the view currently advocated by Thomson. We only attempt to show that the advocate of moral specification (MS)' has a plausible response to two objections she raises
Social Freedom
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