Loren Lomasky - Essay Question: What is meant by liberty rights and what is Lomasky's argument for the priority of these rights over any other kind of other rights?

The notion of human rights is an important ideal in a society that places value on the Kantian ideals of freedom, liberty and equality. According to Hinman, rights are the "central concept upon which...political organizations are built." Rights set limitations as to what extent others can encroach onto other individuals or groups. Human rights are the cornerstones on which society operates socially, aiming to provide protection, choice and security. Customarily, rights are used as …

…are absent. The idea of liberty rights also encompasses the general nature and justification of natural rights. Bibliography Hinman, L. The Ethics of Rights: Contemporary Theories. 2nd Ed, Harcourt Brace, 1998. p 243, 247, 248, 267 Locke, J. Two Treatises of Government. 1690. p.119. Lomasky, L. A Defence of the Primary of Liberty Rights. Oxford University Press. 1987. p.636, 638. Kant, I. The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, 1785. Lomasky, L. A Defence of the Primary of Liberty Rights. Oxford University Press. 1987. p.645, 650.