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1 online resource (ix, 271 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
The Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy
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Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Rights in a multicultural age / Bruce P. Frohnen, Kenneth L. Grasso -- Historical roots of modern rights: before Locke and after / Brian Tierney -- Natural rights and social contract in Burke and Bellarmine / Gary D. Glenn -- Natural law, natural rights, and the Declaration of Independence / George W. Carey -- Individual and group rights: self-government and claims of right in historical practice / Bruce P. Frohnen -- Ontology of rights / Kenneth L. Schmitz -- Historical and communal roots of legal rights and the erosion of the state / Paul Gottfried -- Reintegrating rights: Catholicism, social ontology, and contemporary rights discourse / Kenneth L. Grasso -- Toward a social pluralist theory of institutional rights / Jonathan Chaplin -- Epilogue: Toward an integrative vision / Bruce P. Frohnen. |
| Summary |
"Essays retrace the historical development of rights in the West, assessing the influence of Locke, Burke, and the authors of the Declaration of Independence to clarify the experience of rights within the Western tradition, showing that rights need to be rethought so that they may again truly serve the human good"--Provided by publisher. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human rights -- History.
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Human rights. |
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History. |
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Human rights.
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Civil rights -- History.
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Civil rights. |
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Civil rights.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Human rights. |
| Added Author |
Frohnen, Bruce.
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Grasso, Kenneth L.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rethinking rights. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009 9780826218209 (DLC) 2008042076 (OCoLC)227919933 |
| ISBN |
9780826266521 (electronic book) |
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0826266525 (electronic book) |
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9780826218209 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0826218202 (hard back ; alkaline paper) |
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9780826218315 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0826218318 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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