Abstract

Editor's comment: A prevalent viewpoint in the study of ethics holds that in the consideration of morality, one should confine oneself to the discussion of obligations, and that the subject of rights belongs to the realm of law. This article by Comrade Cheng Lixian proposes an alternate view; in it he suggests that rights and obligations are inseparable from one another, and to discuss moral obligations without discussing moral rights would be partial and incomplete. We surmise that such a discussion of a problem related to the fundamental categories of ethics will lead to quite vigorous interest and debate