PHIL 150B1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Moral Rights
2 Feb 2018
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Right: an entitlement to be free to engage in some activity, to exercise a certain power, or to be provided with some benefit. Rights holder: the party (cid:449)ho has or (cid:862)holds(cid:863) rights. Rights addressee: the individual or group with regard to whom the rights holder is entitled to certain treatment. Content: whatever action, states, or objects the right(s) concern. Strength: stronger justification needed to defeat the right in question. Rights (cid:448)iolatio(cid:374)s: i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)e (cid:272)ases (cid:449)here so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e goes agai(cid:374)st a(cid:374)other perso(cid:374) s rights (cid:271)ut is not morally justified in doing so. Negative right: an entitlement of noninterference and thus involves a claim by the rights holder that others refrain from interfering with engaging in some activity. Positive right: involves the rights holder being entitled to something and thus having a valid claim that some other party do or provide something to that rights holder.
