Journal of Libertarian Studies

Moral Relativism as a Foundation for Natural Rights

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The theory of natural rights is often put forward as competition of moral relativism, most recently in an article in this journal by Loren Lomasky. I want to suggest, on the contrary, that the two positions are compatible and, indeed, that moral relativism provides the only plausible foundation for a theory of natural rights.

Volume 4, Number 4 (1980)

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Harman, Gilbert. “The Foreign Policy of the Old Right.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 4, No.4 (1980): 367-371.

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