Rethinking rights
Rethinking rights historical, political, and philosophical perspectives / [electronic resource] :
edited by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso.
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.
- ix, 271 p.
- The Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy .
- Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rights in a multicultural age / Historical roots of modern rights: before Locke and after / Natural rights and social contract in Burke and Bellarmine / Natural law, natural rights, and the Declaration of Independence / Individual and group rights: self-government and claims of right in historical practice / ontology of rights / historical and communal roots of legal rights and the erosion of the state / Reintegrating rights: Catholicism, social ontology, and contemporary rights discourse / Toward a social pluralist theory of institutional rights / Toward an integrative vision / Bruce P. Frohnen, Kenneth L. Grasso -- Brian Tierney -- Gary D. Glenn -- George W. Carey -- Bruce P. Frohnen -- Kenneth L. Schmitz -- Paul Gottfried -- Kenneth L. Grasso -- Jonathan Chaplin -- Bruce P. Frohnen. Introduction: The The Epilogue:
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA8D2204 bnb
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Human rights--History.
Human rights.
Civil rights--History.
Civil rights.
Electronic books.
JC571 / .R478 2009eb
323.09
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rights in a multicultural age / Historical roots of modern rights: before Locke and after / Natural rights and social contract in Burke and Bellarmine / Natural law, natural rights, and the Declaration of Independence / Individual and group rights: self-government and claims of right in historical practice / ontology of rights / historical and communal roots of legal rights and the erosion of the state / Reintegrating rights: Catholicism, social ontology, and contemporary rights discourse / Toward a social pluralist theory of institutional rights / Toward an integrative vision / Bruce P. Frohnen, Kenneth L. Grasso -- Brian Tierney -- Gary D. Glenn -- George W. Carey -- Bruce P. Frohnen -- Kenneth L. Schmitz -- Paul Gottfried -- Kenneth L. Grasso -- Jonathan Chaplin -- Bruce P. Frohnen. Introduction: The The Epilogue:
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA8D2204 bnb
Uk
Human rights--History.
Human rights.
Civil rights--History.
Civil rights.
Electronic books.
JC571 / .R478 2009eb
323.09