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Duncan Ivison

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Acumen Publishing Ltd
17 December 2007

Social & political philosophy; Human rights

"The language of ""rights"" pervades modern social and political discourse - from prisoners' to unborn babies' - yet there is deep disagreement amongst citizens, politicians and philosophers about just what they mean. Who has them? Who should have them? Who can claim them? What are the grounds upon which they can be claimed? How are they related to other important moral and political values such as community, virtue, autonomy, democracy and social justice? In this book, Duncan Ivison offers a unique and accessible integration of, and introduction to, the history and philosophy of rights. He focuses especially on the politics of rights: the fact that rights have always been, and will remain, deeply contested. He discusses not only the historical contexts in which some of the leading philosophers of rights formed their arguments, but also the moral and logical issues they raise for thinking about the nature of rights more generally. At each step, Ivison also considers various deep criticisms of rights, including those made by communitarian, feminist, Marxist and postmodern critics. The book is aimed at students and readers coming to these issues for the first time, but also at more knowledgeable readers looking for a distinctive integration of history and theory as applied to questions about the nature of rights today."

By: Duncan Ivison
Imprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781844650804
ISBN 10: 1844650804
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 17 December 2007
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Duncan Ivison is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His other books include The Self at Liberty (1997) and Postcolonial Liberalism (2002).

Reviews for Rights

An important and original contribution to the philosophy of rights. - Political Studies By skillfully illuminating the political character of rights, and showing how the political informs particular solutions to perennial problems in the theory of rights, Ivison provides a valuable service to philosophers. - Derrick Darby, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews An excellent introduction for students and an original and compelling account of rights.A - David Owen, University of Southampton A lucid and extremely comprehensive survey of the historical and contemporary literature on rights. - Colin Bird, University of Virginia