The idea of human rights : four inquires / Michael J. Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Michael J., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Religious aspects.

Human rights.

Human rights--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Perry explores the complex issue of human rights, the legal and moral dimensions of 'rights' rhetoric itself and the social, political, and philosophical implications, particularly at the international level.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction The Idea of Human Rights; CHAPTER ONE: Is the Idea of Human Rights Ineliminably Religious?; CHAPTER TWO: Rights Talk: What Does It Mean? And Is It Problematic?; CHAPTER THREE: Are Human Rights Universal? The Relativist Challenge and Related Matters; CHAPTER FOUR: Are Human Rights Absolute? The Incommensurability Thesis and Related Matters; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y;

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-157) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-028342-4

0-19-772071-4

1-60256-770-0

0-585-27901-2

1-280-47018-6

9786610470181

1-4237-3651-6

0-19-535380-3

1-60256-221-0

OCLC:

171572012