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Rights and Demands : A Foundational Inquiry by Margaret Gilbert; Oxford University Press is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Rights and Demands : A Foundational Inquiry about?

Rights are often invoked in contemporary moral and political debates, yet the nature of rights is contested. Rights and Demands provides the first full-length treatment of a central class of rights: demand-rights. To have such a right is to have the standing or authority to demand a particular action of another person. How are such rights possible? Everyday agreements are generally acknowledged to be sources of demand-rights, but what is it about an agreement that accounts for this? The central

Who reads Rights and Demands : A Foundational Inquiry?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Margaret Gilbert; Oxford University Press
Publisher
Oxford University Press Academic UK
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9780192543196
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Philosophy, History, Political Science
Updated
2026-03-25

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