Philosophy 325:

Varieties ofIus and/or Right(s)

 

 

These notes are based in large part on Richard Tuck, Natural Rights Theories: Their Origin and Development (Cambridge: C. U. P., 1979)

Items in each column tend to go together, though in any given text or author, we see a subset of these characteristics. Transitional conceptions may also exist that seek to mix characteristics from both columns.

 

Varieties of Ius or Right(s)

 Passive

 Active

 Objective  Subjective
 Claim  Power
 based on Law  based on Individual Sovereignty
 often Conventional  Natural
 compatible with Welfare  focused on Liberty
 ius > dominium  ius = dominium

 

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