Flathman Paul (5 results)

Condition: New. NEW IN SHRINKWRAP. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Item is brand new and never used.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 175 pp. Stated: "First published 1984" with NAP. Glossy gray wraps with orange Title band across to front cover for Title lettering in large black letters; Editor names lettering in smaller black letters in a column at lower center front cover. Following Editors' Introduction, Contents divided into 13 Essays: (1) Alan Gewirth, "The Epistemology of Human Rights"; (2) Arthur C. Danto, "Constructing an Epistemology of Human Rights: A Pseudo Problem?"; (3) Alan Gewirth, "A Reply to Danto"; (4) Loren Lomasky, "Personal Projects as the Foundation for Basic Rights"; (5) Hugo Adam Bedau, "Why Do We Have the Rights We Do?; (6) John Gray, "Indirect Utility and Fundamental Rights"; (7) Allan Gibbard, "Utilitarianism and Human Rights"; (8) James Fishkin, "Utilitarianism Versus Human Rights"; (9) David Kelley, "Life, Liberty and Property"; (10) Martin P. Golding, "The Primacy of Welfare Rights"; (11) Alan Donagan, "The Right Not to Incriminate Oneself"; (12) Richard E. Flathman, "Moderating Rights"; )13) Charles R. Beitz, "Difficulties with Flathman's Moderation Thesis". Previous owner name discreetly at top left inside front cover; truly nugatory 7" soft crease on the diagonal on front cover echoing, decreasingly, through two pages (ostensibly, derived from a thumb crease of a more common sort, but crease does not extend to any cover edge and has now been gratuitously strengthened with application of clear shipping tape: NEVER a sharp crease like a dogear), else Fine: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp cover corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks. Clean text. Newspaper items laid in: (1) "Code of Conduct" (NYT 9-17-1986, re Constitutional Rights for members of the military); (2) Tamar Lewin, "When Courts Take Charge of the Unborn" (NYT 1-9-89); (3) Joel Brinkley, "Israelis Fight Over Human Rights Bill" (NYT 11-20-1989); (4) "U.N. Assembly Adopts Doctrine Outlining Children's Basic Rights" (NYT 11-20-1989); (5) "For Many, Human Rights Mean Life Itself" (Letters to the Editor, NYT, 6-30-1993); (6) "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (Adopted by U.N. General Assembly, December 10, 1948); this copy obtained at an Amnesty International Yard Sale in Woodstock, NY, 7-23-1988.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. A nice copy of this book. No marks in text. Light shelf wear. A solid copy. Time Tested Books has been in business for over 20 years and has an excellent rep. We are an open shop and invite you to drop in when you are in Sacramento.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!