Wrongs and Rights Come Apart

Download or read book Wrongs and Rights Come Apart written by Nicolas Cornell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2025 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is common to regard rights and wrongs as mirror images: to be wronged is to have one's rights violated. Nicolas Cornell rejects this view. Drawing on diverse real-world examples, he argues that rights determine how we ought to shape our interpersonal conduct, while wrongs alone tell us what corrective action is appropriate after a violation.