%% #💡 #🟠 %% # 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/[email protected] ## Tags [[ethics]] --- <small>*Created on:* 2021-11-07</small> <small>*Last modified on:* 2022-03-09</small>