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A right-holder has a right because having that right furt... — Carmelics

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A right-holder has a right because having that right furthers the right-holder's interests

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1.The function of a right is to further the right-holder's interests
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2.Having a right makes the right-holder better off
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1.Rights can be grounded in autonomy and rational agency, not welfare, as Kant argues persons have dignity irrespective of interest-satisfaction.
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2.A right-holder may have rights that conflict with or diminish their own interests, such as the right to make self-destructive choices.
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1.Will theory, advanced by Hart, holds that rights protect the right-holder's normative control over duties, not the advancement of their interests.
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2.On Hart's account, a right-holder who waives their right demonstrates that control—not benefit—is the defining feature of right-holding.
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Interest theorists disagree. Interest theorists maintain that the function of a right is to further the right-holder’s interests. An owner has a right, according to the interest theorist, not because owners have choices, but because the ownership makes owners better off. A promisee has a right because promisees have some interest in the performance of the promise, or (alternatively) some interest in being able to form voluntary bonds with others. Your rights, the interest theorist says, are the

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Perspectives: 3 (1 for, 2 against)
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