The Coming Good Society: Why New Realities Demand New Rights

329 Pages·2020·6.452 MB·English

by  William F. Schulz, Sushma Raman

THE COMING GOOD SOCIETY

The Coming Good Society
Why New Realities Demand New Rights
William F. Schulz
and
SuShma Raman
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, England
2020
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To Stephan and Lee,
Brothers in all but blood
— Bill
To my husband, Troy,
My source of inspiration and support
— SuShma

Contents
Introduction 1
1. Why Rights Change 26
2. Beyond Pink and Blue: Sex and Gender 2.0 54
3. Here’s Looking at You: Privacy in an Age of
New Technology 81
4. Adam and Eve, CRISPR and SHEEF: The Challenge of
New Developments in the Biosciences 105
5. From Petty to Panama: Corruption as a Violation of
Human Rights 127
6. “Ask Now the Beasts and They Shall Teach Thee”: Why
Animals Deserve Rights 148
7. Robots, Weapons, and War 174
8. Should Rocks Have Rights? The Nature of Nature 205
Conclusion 231
Contents
Notes 247
Acknowl edgments 303
Index 305
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