Reason, justice and dignity [electronic resource] : a journey to some unexplored sources of human rights / by Peter Leuprecht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leuprecht, Peter.

Series:

Nijhoff law specials ; 77.

Nijhoff law specials ; 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--History.

Human rights.

Human rights--China--History--To 1500.

Human rights--Islamic Empire--History--To 1500.

Human rights--Spain--History--16th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The term “human rights” is relatively recent. It was first used in the late 18th century, in the West. However, many of the basic ideas behind that concept had long been current in various other cultures and civilizations. The book traces those ideas on a journey to some unexplored, or insufficiently explored, sources of what we now call human rights, in three stages: ancient China with Confucius and Mencius; the golden age of Islam with Avicenna, Averroes and Ibn Khaldun; and 16th century Spain with Las Casas and de Vitoria. The author’s conclusion is that human rights and the fundamental concepts of reason, justice and dignity which underlie them can be a powerful, leavening source of universal human unity.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

First Stage – Harmony Through Humaneness

Second Stage – Faith and Reason

Third Stage – The Equal Dignity of Others

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-39593-2

9786613395931

90-04-22046-1

OCLC:

769927259

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004220461 DOI