Do Human Rights Actually Exist?
October 5, 2019
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'Human rights' are often spoken of as though they are materially existing, ontological principles that can never be violated by right of nature. A great deal of atheistic moral philosophy is predicated on experiences of pleasure and pain, which seem in some instances to come into conflict with a rights-based ethical worldview.
What if pleasure is maximised by violating a right? Can we objectively ground human rights without invoking God or religion? If we cannot, can we still talk about human rights as though they do exist?
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