The philosophy of human rights
justification and universality
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Publication
2011 - De Gruyter, Berlin, Germany
Language
English
Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139783110263398
- ISBN-103110263394
- Library of Congress Control Number2011035518
- OCLC Control Number748577919
- Better World Books9783110263398
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25011649M
Classifications
- DDC323.01
- LCCJC571 .P478 2011
- LCCJC571 .P478 2012
and 1 more
- LCCJC571.P478 2011
Description
The notion of "human rights" is widely used in political and moral debates. The core idea, that all human beings have some inalienable basic rights, is appealing and has an important practical function: It allows moral criticism of various wrongs and calls for action in order to prevent them. The articles in this collection take up a tension between the wide political use of human rights claims and some intellectual skepticism about them. In particular, three major issues call for clarification: the questions of how to justify human rights, how to determine their scope and the corresponding obligations, and how to overcome the tension between universal normative claims and particular moralities.
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