Stephan P. Leher

Dignity and Human Rights (eBook, ePUB)

Language Philosophy and Social Realizations

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on European philosophical enlightenment to rethink dominant theories of contemporary Western Human Rights, Stephan P. Leher explores the philosophical foundation of the concept of 'dignity' and Human Rights.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351665124
• Artikelnr.: 50916941

Autorenporträt

Stephan P. Leher is Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The End of History or the Beginning of a Human Rights History?
2. Two Surprising Facts: There Are a First Case and a First International
Court to Hold Defendants Responsible for Their Crimes According to the Rule
of Human Rights Law
3. The Individual Woman, Man and Queer Is the Subject of International
Human Rights Law
4. There Is a Plurality of Understandings and Realizations of the Concept
"Human Dignity"
5. Dignity, Human Rights and Language Philosophy
6. The West's Adherence to Privileges, Cultural Contexts and Arguments on
State Sovereignty Challenge Universal Human Rights
7. Democracy Is about Self-Determination of Women, Men and Queer within
Their Communities
8. Choice and Ability to Claim One's Dignity as Policies of the Individual
9. A Question to be Answered by Empirical Social Research: Are Women and
Men Conscious of Their Dignity in Relation to the Quality of Their Social
Choices and Social Realizations?
10. Language Philosophy, Interview Sentences, Dignity and Human Rights
11. Conclusion