Taking Rights Seriously
- ISBN-10
- 1780937563
- ISBN-13
- 9781780937564
- Series
- Taking Rights Seriously
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 456
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-27
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Ronald Dworkin
Description
A forceful and landmark defence of individual rights, Taking Rights Seriously is one of the most important political philosophical works of the last 50 years.
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- 2018-06-25
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