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Working Definition episode 8: Rights, with John Tasioulas

from Working Definition · host Rebecca Lowe and John Tasioulas

In the seventh episode of Working Definition, Rebecca Lowe’s philosophy podcast, she speaks with John Tasioulas about rights. They talk about the special relation between rights and perfect obligations, the difference between rights and preferences, what it means to ground a right, whether rights can conflict, whether natural rights are the same thing as human rights, whether liberalism and democracy are dependent on rights, and more. In short, they do some philosophy!  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit endsdontjustifythemeans.com

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