Biggar, Nigel
What's Wrong with Rights?
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198861973
- author:
- Biggar, Nigel
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 24 x 16.2 x 2.5 centimeters (0.6
- Genre:
- Religion, Christianity, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
What's Wrong with Rights? explores the complex and often contentious nature of human rights. Nigel Biggar examines the intellectual history behind the concept of rights, tracing debates from medieval Christendom to contemporary discussions about global hunger and genocide. Biggar argues that much modern rights-talk can obscure the importance of civic virtue, undermine military effectiveness, and erode democratic legitimacy. He proposes a more nuanced approach, one that prioritizes a richer public discourse about ethics and the duty of rights-holders. By examining the tensions between individual rights and the common good, Biggar sheds new light on the nature of human rights and their role in modern society.
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