In this book, William J. Talbott examines the meaning of moral progress, claiming that improvements to our moral or legal practices are changes that, when evaluated as a practice, contribute to equitably promoting well-being. Talbottcompletes the project begun in his 2005 book of identifying the human rights that should be universal and identifies a list of fourteen robust, inalienablehuman rights. INDICE: 1.: The Consequentialist Project for Human Rights; 2.:. Exceptions to Libertarian Natural Rights; 3.: The Main Principle; 4.: What is Well-Being? What is Equity?; 5.: The Two Deepest Mysteries in Moral Philosophy; 6.: Security Rights; 7.: Epistemological Foundations for the Priority of Autonomy Rights; 8.: The Millian Epistemological Argument for Autonomy Rights; 9.: Property Rights, Contract Rights, and Other Economic Rights; 10.: Democratic Rights; 11.: Equity Rights; 12.: The Most Reliable Judgment Standard for Weak Paternalism; 13.: Liberty Rights and Privacy Rights; 14.: Clarifications and Responses to Objections; 15.: Conclusion; References; Notes
- ISBN: 978-0-19-517348-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés