Essay VII � Mill rights

Greg Detre

Tuesday, 06 June, 2000

Dr Tasioulas

 

 

Titles

Should utilitarians urge the abandonment of the language of rights, or should they re-interpret it within a utilitarian framework?

If the latter, to what extent can utilitarians make sense of the idea that individuals possess moral rights that are �trumps� against the collective good?

 

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