PHI 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Jeremy Bentham, Hugo Grotius, Rights
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John locke argued that we have basic natural rights to life, health, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. true. The theory of natural rights (natural rights ethics) was influenced by natural law theory. This philosopher rejected the concept of natural rights in favor of being community-oriented. This philosopher rejected locke"s concept of natural rights because real life is much more complicated, with the need for interests to be balanced. from laws of nature. Match each philosopher with their basic concept of rights: thomas aquinas moral qualities attached to a person. Match each philosopher with their basic concept of rights: hugo grotius a liberty. Match each philosopher with their basic concept of rights: thomas hobbes from a law of nature to do no harm. Match each philosopher with their basic concept of rights: john locke. The concept of natural rights can traced back to the works of. This philosopher argued that both legal rights and natural rights are fictions.
