Full Idea
Choice theorists hold that rights protect our rights to make autonomous judgements, because our basic right to autonomy must be protected, The theory has a problem with people unable to exercise autonomy (such as infants and animals).
Gist of Idea
Choice theory says protecting individual autonomy is basic (but needs to cover infants and animals)
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 5 'Interest')
A Reaction
The problem of infants and animals looks like a decisive objection to me. We obviously don't protect dangerous or hostile autonomous judgements, and it is not clear why protecting stupid autonomy should be basic.
Book Reference
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.114
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