Rethinking rights : historical, political, and philosophical perspectives / edited by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso.
Frohnen, Bruce.; Grasso, Kenneth L.
2009
JC571 .R478 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Rethinking rights : historical, political, and philosophical perspectives / edited by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso.
ISBN
9780826218315 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826218318 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780826218209 (alk. paper)
0826218202 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.
Language
English
Description
ix, 271 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
JC571 .R478 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.09
Summary
"Essays retrace the historical development of rights in the West, assessing the influence of Locke, Burke, and the authors of the Declaration of Independence to clarify the experience of rights within the Western tradition, showing that rights need to be rethought so that they may again truly serve the human good"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Frohnen, Bruce.
Grasso, Kenneth L.
Series
Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy.
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Introduction: Rights in a multicultural age / Bruce P. Frohnen, Kenneth L. Grasso
Historical roots of modern rights: before Locke and after / Brian Tierney
Natural rights and social contract in Burke and Bellarmine / Gary D. Glenn
Natural law, natural rights, and the Declaration of Independence / George W. Carey
Individual and group rights: self-government and claims of right in historical practice / Bruce P. Frohnen
The ontology of rights / Kenneth L. Schmitz
The historical and communal roots of legal rights and the erosion of the state / Paul Gottfried
Reintegrating rights: Catholicism, social ontology, and contemporary rights discourse / Kenneth L. Grasso
Toward a social pluralist theory of institutional rights / Jonathan Chaplin
Epilogue: Toward an integrative vision / Bruce P. Frohnen.

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