there are two main rights theories.
positive rights: freedom to
negative rights: freedom from.
There is a lot of contention among philosophers about what are human rights. some say strictly negative, some say strictly positive.
some say its 50/50.
please discuss.
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[quote]What Are Human Rights?[/quote] A cute idea, unless there are enough to go around and they are irrevocable. Like Carlin said. Some people don't have any to begin with. And they're not rights if they can be taken away; they're privileges.