Difference between revisions of "What Are Rights?"
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A good model of rights should be consistent with observations from law, economics, and anthropology. If it is based on observation, we can call it a positive model, like models in the sciences.(But not necessarily philosophy.) | A good model of rights should be consistent with observations from law, economics, and anthropology. If it is based on observation, we can call it a positive model, like models in the sciences.(But not necessarily philosophy.) | ||
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An enforced right can be modeled as a social and economic relationship between three groups about a thing. | An enforced right can be modeled as a social and economic relationship between three groups about a thing. |