Must the notion of a right be individualistic, subverting the common good? Are rights ethically fundamental, impervious to changing circumstances?
In Rights, Nigel Biggar draws upon wide resources in intellectual history, legal philosophy, moral philosophy and human rights literature to argue that we should abandon right-fundamentalism in favour of a richer public discourse about ethics.
Hardback
ISBN: 9781800756953
Published: June 3, 2027
Ebook
ISBN: 9781800756960
Published: June 3, 2027
Category:
Non-fiction
Praise for Reparations:
‘Activists everywhere ought to read this polemic, and start again’ – Telegraph Books of the Year
‘Reparations is a strong plea to see Britain’s past more clearly and honestly’ – Tirthankar Roy, Professor, Economic History, London School of Economics
‘A major contribution to the long-running debate on reparations for the British role in slavery and the slave trade; essential reading for all participants’ – David Eltis, Professor Emeritus of History, Emory University
Nigel Biggar, CBE is Lord Biggar of Castle Douglas and Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford. Described as “one of the leading living Western ethicists” (John Gray, New Statesman, 2020), he was appointed Commander of the British Empire “for services to higher education” in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours list and named one of Prospect magazine’s Top Thinkers of 2024. In January 2025 he entered the House of Lords as a Conservative peer. He is the author of the best-selling Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning.
Must the notion of a right be individualistic, subverting the common good? Are rights ethically fundamental, impervious to changing circumstances?
In Rights, Nigel Biggar draws upon wide resources in intellectual history, legal philosophy, moral philosophy and human rights literature to argue that we should abandon right-fundamentalism in favour of a richer public discourse about ethics.
Hardback
ISBN: 9781800756953
Published: June 3, 2027
Ebook
ISBN: 9781800756960
Published: June 3, 2027
Category:
Non-fiction
Praise for Reparations:
‘Activists everywhere ought to read this polemic, and start again’ – Telegraph Books of the Year
‘Reparations is a strong plea to see Britain’s past more clearly and honestly’ – Tirthankar Roy, Professor, Economic History, London School of Economics
‘A major contribution to the long-running debate on reparations for the British role in slavery and the slave trade; essential reading for all participants’ – David Eltis, Professor Emeritus of History, Emory University
Nigel Biggar, CBE is Lord Biggar of Castle Douglas and Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford. Described as “one of the leading living Western ethicists” (John Gray, New Statesman, 2020), he was appointed Commander of the British Empire “for services to higher education” in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours list and named one of Prospect magazine’s Top Thinkers of 2024. In January 2025 he entered the House of Lords as a Conservative peer. He is the author of the best-selling Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning.