The Community of Rights

Alan Gewirth

ISBN 10: 0226288811 / ISBN 13: 9780226288819

Published by The University Of Chicago Press Jan 1998, 1998

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Neuware - Alan Gewirth extends his fundamental principle of equal and universal human rights, the Principle of Generic Consistency, into the arena of social and political philosophy, exploring its implications for both social and economic rights. He argues that the ethical requirements logically imposed on individual action hold equally for the supportive state as a community of rights, whose chief function is to maintain and promote the universal human rights to freedom and well-being. Such social afflictions as unemployment, homelessness, and poverty are basic violations of these rights, which the supportive state is required to overcome. A critical alternative to both 'liberal' and 'communitarian' views, this book will command the attention of anyone engaged in the debate over social and economic justice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Community of Rights
• Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press Jan 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226288811
• ISBN 13: 9780226288819
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 230W x 153H x 22D millimeters 230 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 626 grams

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Synopsis

Alan Gewirth extends his fundamental principle of equal and universal human rights, the Principle of Generic Consistency, into the arena of social and political philosophy, exploring its implications for both social and economic rights. He argues that the ethical requirements logically imposed on individual action hold equally for the supportive state as a community of rights, whose chief function is to maintain and promote the universal human rights to freedom and well-being. Such social afflictions as unemployment, homelessness, and poverty are basic violations of these rights, which the supportive state is required to overcome. A critical alternative to both "liberal" and "communitarian" views, this book will command the attention of anyone engaged in the debate over social and economic justice.

From the Back Cover

The Community of Rights, Alan Gewirth's sequel to Reason and Morality, extends his fundamental principal of equal and universal human rights, the Principle of Generic Consistency, into the arena of social and political philosophy, exploring its implications for both social and economic rights.