This is a study in normative philosophy by M. Vincent van Mechelen, ChrE 1988/43 aSWW. It contains the following parts:

1. Introduction
   
   
2. The Truth and Relevancy of a Distinct Direction in Philosophy
   Unpublished, 50 K
   A philosophical paper
   
   
3. Towards an Ethical Theory of Relevancy
   Unpublished, 41 K
   A philosophical paper
   
   
4. Personal Rights
   -- taking a normative second-order position on people and their beliefs
   Unpublished, 62 K
   A philosophical paper
   
   
5. The Moral and Immoral Appeal to Rights in Issues of Discrimination
   A philosophical paper not published elsewhere

Parts which are not accessible from here at the moment can be made available in electronic form (within one or a few weeks), if requested.