Eric Blumenson

Why Human Rights? (eBook, ePUB)

A Philosophical Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why Human Rights addresses universal human rights as moral mandates - rights to justice that all persons have by virtue of their humanity alone. This book explores the case for these foundational claims along with other philosophical controversies pertaining to human rights.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040102121
• Artikelnr.: 72282647

Autorenporträt

Eric Blumenson is a Research Professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. He writes in the fields of international human rights, criminal law, and moral philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: UNIVERSALITY, RELATIVISM, AND DIVERSITY: Chapter 1. How are human rights universal?
Chapter 2. Relativist objections
Chapter 3. Diversity and indeterminacy
Chapter 4. The limits of skepticism
PART II: HUMAN EQUALITY AND MORAL HIERARCHIES: Chapter 5. Human moral equality: the claim and its challenges
Chapter 6. Theories of moral considerability
PART III: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE INTERESTS: Chapter 7. The domain of rights
Chapter 8. Justifying rights
Chapter 9. Liberty, equality, and community: complements or competitors?
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
REFERENCES
NOTES
INDEX.