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What's the Problem with Rights? | Prof. Nigel Biggar

The Thomistic Institute

CHAPTER

Exploring Rights and Ownership

This chapter examines the moral implications of legal owners withholding surplus and debates whether the poor have a right to basic sustenance. It also discusses the distinction between possessing a right versus something being morally right, and reflects on the debate between legal rights and moral rights.

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