Mill’s view about rights and the Rawls’ criticisms

The purpose of this article is to articulate an interpretation of Mill's theory about the foundation of rights that is capable of responding to Rawls' criticisms. First, the most general aspects of Mill's view of rights are presented. Then, the interpretation of the Millian thesis is...

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Autor: Santos, Bruno Aislã Gonçalves
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Ethic@ - Revista Internacional de Filosofia da Moral
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/87871
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/87871
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Justificação de direitos
Mill
Utilitarismo
Rawls
Justification of rights
Utilitarianism
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Resumo:The purpose of this article is to articulate an interpretation of Mill's theory about the foundation of rights that is capable of responding to Rawls' criticisms. First, the most general aspects of Mill's view of rights are presented. Then, the interpretation of the Millian thesis is articulated, taking into account Rawls' criticism that utilitarianism cannot justify rights. It is concluded that the Millian thesis is capable of attributing rights equally, that they have the reasonable moral force, and that the theory is capable of attributing legal rights based on a single principle.