Human rights : moral or political? / edited by Adam Etinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Etinson, Adam, 1982-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Philosophy.

Human rights.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Human rights have a rich life in the world around us. Political rhetoric pays tribute to them, or scorns them. Citizens and activists strive for them. The law enshrines them. And they live inside us too. For many of us, human rights form part of how we understand the world and what must (or must not) be done within it. The ubiquity of human rights raises questions for the philosopher. If we want to understand these rights, where do we look? As a set of moral norms, it is tempting to think they can be grasped strictly from the armchair, say, by appeal to moral intuition. But what, if anything, can that kind of inquiry tell us about the human rights of contemporary politics, law, and civil society -- that is, human rights as we ordinarily know them? This volume brings together a distinguished, interdisciplinary group of scholars to address philosophical questions raised by the many facets of human rights: moral, legal, political, and historical. Its original chapters, each accompanied by a critical commentary, explore topics including: the purpose and methods of a philosophical theory of human rights; the "Orthodox-Political" debate; the relevance of history to philosophy; the relationship between human rights morality and law; and the value of political critiques of human rights.

Contents:

The relevance of history

The orthodox-political debate

Morality and law

Ideals and their limits

The challenges of politics

Individuals, borders, and groups.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 12, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780191781704

0191781703

9780191022227

0191022225

OCLC:

969551786

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