Which Rights Should Be Universal?

Which Rights Should Be Universal?

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-240

  Talbott, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amartya Sen; Autonomy; Consequentialism; Democratic Rights; Empathy; Fairness; Human Rights; John Rawls; Justice; Moral Discovery Paradigm; Moral Epistemology; Moral Imperialism; Moral Relativism; Moral Standpoint; Nonconsequentialism; Original Position; Paternalism; Proof Paradigm; Universal Norms; Veil of Ignorance; Women's Rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921058014     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/0195173473.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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