Description: 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.
Brief description: Nicolas Cornell is Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. He works on issues in normative ethics and private law theory.
Review Quotes: This is an excellent book. Nicolas Cornell marshals an impressive array of interesting examples from law, literature, and life to put pressure on widely shared assumptions about the connections between moral wrongs and moral rights. Wrongs and Rights Come Apart is beautifully written, and its arguments are challenging and important. Highly recommended.--R. Jay Wallace, University of California, Berkeley