Rights and resistance : interpersonal and political implications of our rights /

This volume features ten essays by Christopher Heath Wellman on our moral rights and the measures we may take to protect them. In addition to offering original accounts of various rights, these essays consider how we may permissibly enforce our moral claims against others. Virtually everyone agrees...

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Main Author:
Wellman, Christopher Heath
Format:
Electronic eBook
Language:
English
Published:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Edition:
1st ed.
Summary:
This volume features ten essays by Christopher Heath Wellman on our moral rights and the measures we may take to protect them. In addition to offering original accounts of various rights, these essays consider how we may permissibly enforce our moral claims against others. Virtually everyone agrees that we may defend our rights with only necessary and proportionate force, but should we accept these restrictions even when our resistance would be unnecessary or disproportionate only because a wrongdoer is employing overpowering force? What about citizens who endure political injustice? 'Rights and Resistance' offers compelling answers to these and other pressing questions.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (214 pages)
Audience:
Specialized.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-780982-0
0-19-780981-2
0-19-780983-9
Subjects:
Civil rights > Moral and ethical aspects.
Civil rights > Political aspects.
Philosophy.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
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