The Tom Woods Show
Ep. 339 How to Demonstrate the Existence of Rights
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 0:28:34
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Topics Discussed What rights do individuals have? How do we know they have these rights and no others? Do animals have rights? What’s wrong with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Why isn’t there a “right to a pension” or a “right to a paid vacation”? Is there such a thing as natural law? If so, what can it teach us? Isn’t utilitarianism just as good a grounding for libertarianism? About the Guest Frank van Dun is a Belgian law philosopher and natural law theorist. He is a senior lecturer in the philosophy of law at the University of Ghent. Guest’s Website Frank van Dun Articles Discussed “Human Dignity: Reason or Desire: Natural Rights versus Human Rights” “Natural Law: A Logical Analysis” “Argumentation Ethics and the Philosophy of Freedom” Special Offers Need inexpensive web hosting? Bluehost is running a quick special in honor of Valentine’s Day. Starting today (and lasting only a few days), Tom Woods Show listeners can get a discount: just $3.49 per month. Click here to grab it