Rights and Demands: A Foundational Inquiry

ISBN-13: 9780198813767 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 400 str.

Margaret Gilbert

Opis

Margaret Gilbert presents 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. Gilbert argues that joint commitment is a ground of demand-rights, and gives joint commitment accounts of both agreements and promises.

Recenzje

Rights and Demands is a mature philosophical exploration of how to understand the nature, scope, and limits of demand rights. ... This wonderful book is a treasure store of careful argumentation. Summing up: Highly recommended

O autorze

A leading figure in the philosophy of social phenomena, Margaret Gilbert has regularly applied her ideas in that field to significant problems in moral and political philosophy and the philosophy of law. Gilbert has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies, and lectured widely in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. The author of seven books and numerous articles, she holds the Melden Chair in Moral Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.