Global society and human rights [electronic resource] / by Vittorio Cotesta ; translated by Matthew D'Auria.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cotesta, Vittorio, 1944-

Contributor:

D'Auria, Matthew.

Series:

International comparative social studies ; v. 28.

International comparative social studies, 1586-4474 ; v. 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights and globalization.

Human rights--Social aspects.

Human rights.

Human rights--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Global Society and Human Rights tries to grasp and reconstruct the processes of global unification and the shaping of a common feeling of humanity: the conviction, in different cultural contexts, of the unity of mankind and the existence of inalienable human rights. Contrary to the past, the quest for the unity of mankind does not imply the denial of differences; on the contrary, it brings to light the common traits of the social and political organizations from which the potential recognition and the assertion of individual differences arise. The basic claim set forth in this book is that global society could be the context for the actual assertion of human rights.

Contents:

Knowledge transmission and universality of man in global society

The other and the paradoxes of universalism

Religion, human rights, and political conflicts

Europe : common values and a common identity

The public sphere and political space

America and Europe : Carl Schmitt and Alexis de Tocqueville

Identity and human rights : a glance at Europe from afar

Human rights, universalism, and cosmopolitanism.

Notes:

Original edition: Società globale e diritti umani. Rubbettino, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49642-8

9786613591654

90-04-22563-3

OCLC:

779828600

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004225633 DOI