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A | A negative right is a right to be free of something. The opposite concept is [[positive right]]s. | ||
In order for someone to fulfil your | In order for someone to fulfil your negative right to life they simply must not murder you. Failing to help someone is not a violation of the negative right to life.{{Fact}} | ||
== John Locke == | |||
[[John Locke]], considered the father of [[libertarianism]], was an adovcate of negative rights. He supported the negative rights to life liberty and property. The founding fathers of the United States drew upon Locke while writing the [[Declaration of Independence]] and the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].{{Fact}} | |||
== Ayn Rand == | |||
[[Ayn Rand]] was a staunch advocate of negative rights. According to Rand "A “right” is a moral principle defining and sanctioning a man’s freedom of action in a social context. There is only one fundamental right (all the others are its consequences or corollaries): a man’s right to his own life." <ref>[http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/individual_rights.html "Individual Rights"] from the ''Ayn Rand Lexicon''. Referenced 2013-05-22.</ref> | |||
". . .—the source of man's rights is not divine law or congressional law, but the law of identity. A is A—and Man is Man. Rights are conditions of existence required by man's nature for his proper survival"<ref>Ayn Rand. [http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_cui_rights "Man's Rights"]. Referenced 2013-05-22.</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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==Links== | |||
* {{w|Negative and positive rights}} at Wikipedia | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 16 July 2013
A negative right is a right to be free of something. The opposite concept is positive rights.
In order for someone to fulfil your negative right to life they simply must not murder you. Failing to help someone is not a violation of the negative right to life.[citation needed]
John Locke
John Locke, considered the father of libertarianism, was an adovcate of negative rights. He supported the negative rights to life liberty and property. The founding fathers of the United States drew upon Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.[citation needed]
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a staunch advocate of negative rights. According to Rand "A “right” is a moral principle defining and sanctioning a man’s freedom of action in a social context. There is only one fundamental right (all the others are its consequences or corollaries): a man’s right to his own life." [1]
". . .—the source of man's rights is not divine law or congressional law, but the law of identity. A is A—and Man is Man. Rights are conditions of existence required by man's nature for his proper survival"[2]
References
- ↑ "Individual Rights" from the Ayn Rand Lexicon. Referenced 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Ayn Rand. "Man's Rights". Referenced 2013-05-22.
Links
- Negative and positive rights at Wikipedia