Ethics and Rights
If you’re into crime thriller movies or series, you must be familiar with the phrase the
policemen use over criminals, “You have the right to remain silent”.
You might have also heard people talk about constitutional rights or employment rights,
or human rights.
But what are rights?
Well, rights are contract-based theories and are the consequences of our actions.
,Historically, humans have set the guidelines defined by the communities and groups that they
belonged to. These guidelines later became rights or the values that keep society fair, just and
equal.
They protect all of us.
Although the definition of rights is debatable, it can be formally defined as anything legal,
social, ethically privileged, or entitled to do as a citizen, individual, or human being.
, John Locke (Pronunciation: Lock), an English philosopher and physician, was one of the
primary supporters of this concept. He believed that before analysing others, we must first
understand ourselves.
Locke’s analysis proposes that we must understand how we got our knowledge, what our
knowledge means, and what it consists of.
He also believed that any country could only grow if its citizens can enjoy their rights and
contribute their best behaviour and services.
If you’re into crime thriller movies or series, you must be familiar with the phrase the
policemen use over criminals, “You have the right to remain silent”.
You might have also heard people talk about constitutional rights or employment rights,
or human rights.
But what are rights?
Well, rights are contract-based theories and are the consequences of our actions.
,Historically, humans have set the guidelines defined by the communities and groups that they
belonged to. These guidelines later became rights or the values that keep society fair, just and
equal.
They protect all of us.
Although the definition of rights is debatable, it can be formally defined as anything legal,
social, ethically privileged, or entitled to do as a citizen, individual, or human being.
, John Locke (Pronunciation: Lock), an English philosopher and physician, was one of the
primary supporters of this concept. He believed that before analysing others, we must first
understand ourselves.
Locke’s analysis proposes that we must understand how we got our knowledge, what our
knowledge means, and what it consists of.
He also believed that any country could only grow if its citizens can enjoy their rights and
contribute their best behaviour and services.
