Right, Duty, and Obligation/Responsibility: A Search for Ethical Fundamentals

Right, Duty, and Obligation/Responsibility

A Search for Ethical Fundamentals

Ani Casimir

Volume 9, Number 1 (2010) 9 (1): 61-73


Palabras clave Ethics, Morality, Rights, Human Rights, Legal Obligation, Immanuel Kant, Ethnical Fundamentals, Property Rights, Legal Wrongs, Moral Actions, Citizen Duty, Moral Philosophy, Legal Rights, Moral Necessity in DUty, Responsibility and Moral Accountability, Individual Responsibility for Ethics, Global Human Rights Foundations

Resumen

The article delves into the historical evolution of ethics from ancient philosophy to modern times, emphasizing the distinction between ethics and morals. It discusses the ethical significance of rights, duties, obligations, and responsibilities, highlighting the interplay between moral and legal rights. The exploration extends to the classification of rights based on moral, legal, positive, negative, real, and personal perspectives, illustrating the complex nature of rights within societal frameworks. Additionally, the article examines the existence of a standard in society to measure human actions, emphasizing individual responsibility for moral actions and the duty of the state and citizens to protect, cherish, and promote ethical principles, which serve as the ethical foundations for the global concept of human rights.

Autores/as

Ani Casimir

Publicado junio 1, 2010

Cómo citar

Right, Duty, and Obligation/Responsibility: A Search for Ethical Fundamentals. (2010). Fourth World Journal, 9(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.63428/bwpz9394

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