ABSTRACT

This book examines two moral theories of rights justification and applies them to four social issues: redistributive taxation, affirmative action, pornography, and abortion. It assesses the ethical status of several candidate social policies that continue to be debated in the public arenas.

part 1|65 pages

Part One: Moral Theory

chapter 1|17 pages

Rights and Social Policy

chapter 2|12 pages

The Structure of Rights

chapter 3|18 pages

The Interest-Based Theory of Rights

chapter 4|16 pages

The Goal-Based Theory of Rights

part 2|139 pages

Part Two: Social Policy Implications

chapter 5|31 pages

Redistributive Taxation

chapter 6|34 pages

Affirmative Action

chapter 7|29 pages

Pornography

chapter 8|36 pages

Abortion

chapter 9|7 pages

Concluding Remarks