Dispensing With Moral Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6350197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Young (0000-0001-8911-145X, La Trobe University), Robert L Young (0000-0001-5623-7195, La Trobe University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-74 |
| Publication date | 1978-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5917 • E-ISSN: 1552-7476 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009059177800600104 |
| OpenAlex | W2068221002 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
He nowhere takes time out to defend his assertion, which is to be understood as having to do with moral rather than legal ones. In this regard, at least, he is swimming with the contemporary tide of thought in social and political matters because the use of such language is very much in vogue there. This very ready acceptance given to rights talk is understandable in societies which display a widespread commitment to the liberal individualist values historically associated with their advocacy. But there are many who share with me certain misgivings about appeals to moral rights. Because much in these appeals seems to be idle or to suffer seriously from indeterminateness, and because at the same time such appeals have obvious strategic importance, it will be worthwhile to consider whether such are so indispensible for the achievement of an adequate conceptual framework for morality that such flaws must be overlooked. I begin by attempting to elaborate a defensible conception of moral rights. In the process I try to highlight the potential indeterminateness in talk about them. I then move on to examine arguments for the alleged indispensability of moral which are encountered
Law and economics · Moral rights · Political science · Sociology · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2017 (34) |
| Highly cited | No |