Moral rights and the meaning of torture: a response to Nigel Biggar

This article challenges Nigel Biggar’s claim that there are no natural moral rights. Focusing on Biggar’s analysis of torture, I argue that he does not give adequate consideration to the possibility of intrinsically wrong actions. This oversight not only leads to a problematic, consequentialist anal...

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主要作者: Clem, Stewart ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: SAGE Publishing 2021
In: Anglican theological review
Year: 2021, 卷: 103, 發布: 4, Pages: 409-415
Further subjects:B Human Rights
B Torture
B Moral Theology
B natural rights
B Consequentialism
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總結:This article challenges Nigel Biggar’s claim that there are no natural moral rights. Focusing on Biggar’s analysis of torture, I argue that he does not give adequate consideration to the possibility of intrinsically wrong actions. This oversight not only leads to a problematic, consequentialist analysis of torture—it also weakens his argument against the possibility of absolute rights.
ISSN:2163-6214
Contains:Enthalten in: Anglican theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00033286211029664