The Curious Case of Ronald McDonald’s Claim to Rights: An Ontological Account of Differences in Group and Individual Person Rights

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Group personhood, Group rights, Social ontology, Arbitrary power, Personhood, Agency

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The Curious Case of Ronald McDonald’s Claim to Rights: An Ontological Account of Differences in Group and Individual Person Rights. / Smith, Leonie.
In: Journal of Social Ontology, Vol. 4, No. 1, 22.02.2018.

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