{"product_id":"9783032454515","title":"The Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Rights","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Handbooks in the Philosophy of Law\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Rights\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMargaret Gilbert | Jeffrey Helmreich | Gopal Sreenivasan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handbook is the most authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date edited collection on the philosophy of rights. It seeks not only to cover important existing terrain in rights theory, but to break new ground, sometimes on hotly contested issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by leading experts in the field, the chapters reflect the intellectual excitement of the current debates. To that end, many different and sometimes conflicting views are presented, covering a wide range of topics that continue to bear on how we talk and think about rights. The ideas of numerous influential theorists (past and present) are also examined and discussed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Rights \u003c\/em\u003ehas five parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1 (\u003cem\u003eHistory and Geography of Rights) \u003c\/em\u003eexplores how rights figured importantly in different historical traditions and schools of thought, both Western and beyond.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2 (\u003cem\u003eTheories of Hohfeldian Claims\u003c\/em\u003e) spotlights the central contemporary theories that focus on rights as such, asking precisely what they amount to. This Part is the theoretical heart of the handbook and includes focused attention to the long opposed will and interest theories, along with more recent developments. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3 (\u003cem\u003eRights in Moral Theory\u003c\/em\u003e) focuses on rights in moral theory and practice, including such topics as how moral rights relate to wronging, and whether they can conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 4 (\u003cem\u003eRights and the Law\u003c\/em\u003e) examines the notion of rights in legal practice. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe concluding Part 5 (\u003cem\u003eWho or What can be a Right-Holder?\u003c\/em\u003e) explores how wide and varied the class of rights-holders might be.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handbook covers several important if less frequently discussed themes, including Islamic and Confucian perspectives, demand-rights, hybrid rights theories, rights of redress, the institutional critique of legal rights, and the nature and scope of children’s rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of \u003c\/em\u003eRights is essential reading for all scholars, researchers, and advanced students of the philosophy of rights. It is also ideal for scholars of jurisprudence and moral philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of nine books including \u003cem\u003eRights and Demands: A Foundational Inquiry \u003c\/em\u003e(2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey Helmreich\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of California, Irvine. His work has appeared in journals such as \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy and Public Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy and Phenomenological Research\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Tort Law.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGopal Sreenivasan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Lester Crown University Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of three books, including\u003cem\u003e Rights and Human Rights\u003c\/em\u003e (2027).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032454515\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63414083289228,"sku":"9783032454515","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032454515","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}