Taking Rights Seriously
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Taking Rights Seriously is a seminal work of legal and political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that argues for the fundamental importance of individual rights in constraining and guiding law and government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taking Rights Seriously canonical | 5 |
| Ronald Dworkin's book "Taking Rights Seriously" | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taking Rights Seriously Context triple: [Ronald Dworkin, notableWork, Taking Rights Seriously]
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A.
Rights in America
"Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
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B.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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C.
How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
"How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart" is a book by legal scholar Jamal Greene that critiques the American legal system’s absolutist approach to rights and argues for a more balanced, context-sensitive way of resolving rights conflicts.
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D.
Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
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E.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taking Rights Seriously Target entity description: Taking Rights Seriously is a seminal work of legal and political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that argues for the fundamental importance of individual rights in constraining and guiding law and government.
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A.
Rights in America
"Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
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B.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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C.
How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
"How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart" is a book by legal scholar Jamal Greene that critiques the American legal system’s absolutist approach to rights and argues for a more balanced, context-sensitive way of resolving rights conflicts.
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D.
Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
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E.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of legal philosophy ⓘ work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
law
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philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| author | Ronald Dworkin ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
individual rights have a fundamental role in constraining government action
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legal reasoning is interpretive and grounded in political morality ⓘ rights function as trumps over collective goals in many cases ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
rule-skepticism in legal realism
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strong discretion of judges in hard cases ⓘ |
| followedBy |
A Matter of Principle
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Law's Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
legal philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Civil Disobedience and Nuclear Protest
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Hard Cases ⓘ Justice and Rights ⓘ Liberty and Moralism ⓘ Rights as Trumps ⓘ The Model of Rules I ⓘ The Model of Rules II ⓘ
linked to:
The Model of Rules I
The Original Position ⓘ
linked to:
A Theory of Justice
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| hasReception |
highly influential in debates about rights and adjudication
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widely regarded as a classic of Anglo-American jurisprudence ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary constitutional theory
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debates on judicial review ⓘ rights-based liberalism ⓘ theory of adjudication ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American constitutional practice
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H. L. A. Hart ⓘ John Rawls ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutional law
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jurisprudence ⓘ political morality ⓘ rights ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
criticisms of rule-based models of law
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law as integrity (early formulation) ⓘ rights as trumps ⓘ |
| opposes |
legal positivism
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utilitarianism as a comprehensive political morality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Duckworth
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Harvard University Press ⓘ |
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Subject: Taking Rights Seriously Description of subject: Taking Rights Seriously is a seminal work of legal and political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that argues for the fundamental importance of individual rights in constraining and guiding law and government.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Taking Rights Seriously