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Subject(s)

• Human rights—Moral and ethical aspects—Philosophy [Browse]
• Human rights—Philosophy [Browse]
• Civil rights—Moral and ethical aspects [Browse]
• Civil rights—Political aspects [Browse]
• Political science—Philosophy [Browse]

Summary note

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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9780197809808 (hardcover)
• 0197809804 (hardcover)

OCLC

1513400188

Other standard number

• CIPO000298280

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