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Waldron, Jeremy.

Liberal rights : collected papers, 1981-1991 collected papers, 1981-1991 / Jeremy Waldron. - Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993. - xi, 480 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy . - Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-471) and index.

Liberal rights: Two sides of the coin -- Theoretical foundations of liberalism -- A right to do wrong -- Locke, toleration, and the rationality of persecution -- Mill and the value of moral distress -- Rushdie and religion -- Legislation and moral neutrality -- Particular values and critical morality -- Rights in conflict -- Welfare and the images of charity -- John Rawls and the social minimum -- Social citizenship and the defense of welfare provision -- Homelessness and the issue of freedom -- Can communal goods be human rights? -- When justice replaces affection: The need for rights -- Rights and majorities: Rousseau revisited.

ISBN: 0521436176 9780521436175

LCCN: 92002390

Nat. Bib. No.: GB93-32810

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 008761203 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civil rights.
Human rights.
Social justice.
Liberalisme.
Droits de l'homme.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Justice sociale.

Subjects--Index Terms: Rights

LC Class. No.: JC571 / .W143

Dewey Class. No.: 323