02901nam a2200445 a 4500 ebr10364866 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080926s2009 mou sb s001 0 eng 2008042076 GBA8D2204 bnb 014822517 Uk 9780826218209 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0826218202 (hard back : alk. paper) 9780826218315 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0826218318 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)593239877 JC571 .R478 2009eb 323.09 22 Rethinking rights [electronic resource] : historical, political, and philosophical perspectives / 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 Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. "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. Human rights History. Human rights. Civil rights History. Civil rights. Electronic books. local Frohnen, Bruce. Grasso, Kenneth L. ebrary, Inc. Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10364866 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 110587 110587