SJS 165 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Immanuel Kant, Fetal Rights, Moral Rights

• School: Miami University
• Department: Social Justice Studies
• Course: SJS 165
• Professor: Harris

Document Summary

Module overview: immanuel kant and global human rights. Moral controversies are in the language of rights. Un published the universal declaration of human rights in 1948. The right to favorable and just remuneration. Justification is dependent on standard acknowledgement and acceptance by claimant and society. Moral rights are justified by moral standards and not law. Humanity must be treated as an end not a means. Using as a means is using a person for one"s own self interest. Protect a form of human freedom or liberty. Provide something to someone in order to maintain overall well being. Example: we have the right to freedom of association but also to not be discriminated against but there is a men"s only club. Rights should not be the sole decisive factor in ethics. Injustice and costs from respecting a right could be too great.