Books by Jonathan Gorman

Discusses the 'rights debate' within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysics and the theory of human nature as well as on the ideas of canonical thinkers, this title provides an introduction to the philosophy of rights that is firmly grounded in the history of philosophy.

The historical profession is not noted for examining its own methodologies. Indeed, most historians are averse to historical theory. The author's response to this state of affairs is to argue that if we want to characterize a discipline, we need to look to persons who successfully occupy the role of being practitioners of that discipline.