This chapter is titled 'Why Rights-Talk is Important'. There are those who argue that discourse on justice should be from the perspective of obligation, care, compassion, benevolence etc. 'We should care for the poor/deprived...' is the kind of approach they argue for. Nick disagrees. Nick rather starts of from the other side; from the side of the poor/deprived/wronged. The difference between the two approaches is very significant. 'I ought to care for the coloured people (in apartheid South Africa)' and 'the coloured people ought to be given their due right' are two significantly different way of seeing the issue at hand. The latter requires decentering and putting myself in the shoe of the victim.
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