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 |