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What is a right?
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A strong claim that others must respect — a protected space around you people aren't allowed to cross.
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The three kinds of right?
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Legal (granted by a state), human (held just for being human), natural (from nature/reason itself).
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Universal and inalienable?
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Universal = holding for every human everywhere; inalienable = can't be given up or taken away.
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The 'Western idea' challenge to human rights?
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That they're really one culture's values dressed up as everyone's — born from Western thinkers, then exported.
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How do rights link to duties?
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Every right is a duty for someone else — your right to speak means others have a duty not to silence you.
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Rights, duties AND responsibilities?
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Rights come with matching duties, plus wider responsibilities a good member of a community is expected to meet.
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Naess and deep ecology?
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Nature has value in itself, not just as a resource — so animals and ecosystems can hold rights of their own.
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Rights without duties (Go further)?
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A river can hold a claim not to be destroyed without owing anyone a duty — non-humans can hold rights without owing them.
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