Rethinking rights and responsibilities : the moral bonds of community /

Dyck, Arthur J., 1932-

Rethinking rights and responsibilities : the moral bonds of community / Arthur J. Dyck. - Rev. ed. - Washington : Georgetown University Press, c2005. - x, 350 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rights : a historic break with the past -- From natural rights to calculated rights -- Natural rights : automony versus interdependence -- Moral bonds as requisites of community -- Rights reconceptualized : justice, nurture, and divorce in western law -- Requisites of morality, freedom and community -- Moral knowledge : experimental bases of responsibilities and rights -- Moral knowledge : loving impartiality -- Moral knowledge : ideal companionship -- The moral bases of homicide law -- Justice and nurture : rescue and health care as rights and responsibilities.

1589010353 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Communities.
Human rights.
Individualism.
Natural law.
Responsibility.
Right to health.
Social justice.

JC571 / .D9616 2005

323.01 / D984r