Justice: Rights and Wrongs
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Justice: Rights and Wrongs is a philosophical work that develops a theistic, rights-based account of justice, arguing that human rights are grounded in the worth bestowed on persons by God.
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| Justice: Rights and Wrongs canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ethics book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
duty
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inherent human worth ⓘ love and justice ⓘ political authority ⓘ rights-based justice ⓘ social injustice ⓘ wrongdoing ⓘ |
| author | Nicholas Wolterstorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
human rights are grounded in the worth bestowed on persons by God
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justice is fundamentally about respect for inherent human rights ⓘ rights have priority over duties in the structure of justice ⓘ theistic belief provides a robust grounding for human rights ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | Justice in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-691-12999-3 ⓘ |
| hasPart | Justice in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers
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students of ethics ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
human rights
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justice ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ theistic ethics ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing that human rights are grounded in God-bestowed worth of persons
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developing a theistic, rights-based account of justice ⓘ |
| opposesView |
contractarian accounts that do not recognize inherent worth of persons
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purely secular accounts of the foundation of human rights ⓘ utilitarian reductions of justice to aggregate welfare ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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philosophy of religion ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView |
natural rights tradition
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theistic grounding of moral value ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Christian theism ⓘ |
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