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Utility and RightsIn David Braybrooke (ed.), Studies in Moral Philosophy, Oxford, Published By Blackwell With the Cooperation of the University of Pittsburgh. 1968.
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34Dworkin, Rights, and PersonsCanadian Journal of Philosophy 9 (3). 1979.In Taking Rights Seriously, Ronald Dworkin defends the thesis that some, at least, of the rights people have, and in particular the most fundamental rights such as free speech and religious freedom, are “rights against the state”. By this he means that they identify modes of action that individuals ought to be permitted to carry out, and interference with which ought to be banned, even if a majority in the society prefer that the actions be prohibited or prefer some other condition achievement o…Read more
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29Liberal NeutralityDialogue 27 (4): 711-. 1988.In Patterns of Moral Complexity, Charles Larmore describes three related ways in which moral and political theory are more complex than is often allowed. He objects to three parallel simplifications: that moral decision making largely consists in the application of rules to particular situations; that the ideals by which we are guided in our personal lives should also do service as political ideals, a simplification which he calls “expressivism”; and that there is but a single source of moral va…Read more
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61Dworkin on Autonomy:The Theory and Practice of Autonomy. Gerald DworkinEthics 102 (1): 129-. 1991.
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8Books in review : Taking rights seriously by Ronald Dworkin. Cambridge, ma: Harvard university press, 1977. Pp. XV, 293 (review)Political Theory 6 (1): 123-126. 1978.
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19Book Review:Social Freedom: The Responsibility View. Kristjan Kristjansson (review)Ethics 108 (3): 610-. 1998.
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University of WaterlooDepartment of Philosophy
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Action |
Social and Political Philosophy |