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# rights based ethics
Rights perspective focuses on collective's obligation to the individual (e.g., equality) *[1]*
Goal is universal ethics that establish a [[social contract theory|social contract]] *([note on p.15](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/76RIFAIE?page=15))*
Some, like [[John Rawls]], expanded social contract theory to include [[justice theories|justice]] as fairness. *[2]*
Rights are how we judge the actions of others and organizations.
Principles of rights theories:
- [[veil of ignorance]]
## Sources
*[1]* - [[Introduction Ethical Perspectives - May 2013]]
*[2]* - OpenStax (2018). *Business Ethics.* OpenStax CNX. http://cnx.org/contents/
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## Tags
[[ethics]]
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<small>*Created on:* 2021-11-07</small>
<small>*Last modified on:* 2022-03-09</small>