The Theory of Rights in Mary Wollstonecraft

Authors

  • Serena Vantin Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-4935/9418

Keywords:

Mary Wollstonecraft, Rights, Claims, Effectiveness

Abstract

Considering the whole corpus of Mary Wollstonecraft’s writings, this paper focuses on her view of rights, seen as moral claims and rhetoric tools. Firstly, it is argued that, in the author’s perspective, their technical and judicial dimension is peripheral, where “rights” are human features within a religious conception of life. Secondly, some consequent aspects are analysed, such as the rights’ effectiveness, their nature, their content and their entitlement.

Published

2019-05-02

How to Cite

Vantin, S. (2019). The Theory of Rights in Mary Wollstonecraft. Governare La Paura. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 125. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-4935/9418

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Others Essays