Human rights, human dignity, and cosmopolitan ideals :: essays on critical theory and human rights /

This book proposes a new agenda for research into a Critical Theory of Human Rights. Each chapter pursues three goals: to reconstruct modern philosophical theories that have contributed to our views on human rights; to highlight the importance of humanity and human dignity as a complementary dimensi...

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1. Verfasser: Lutz-Bachmann, Matthias
Weitere Verfasser: Nascimento, Amós
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vermont : Ashgate, 2014.
Schriftenreihe:Rethinking political and international theory.
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Zusammenfassung:This book proposes a new agenda for research into a Critical Theory of Human Rights. Each chapter pursues three goals: to reconstruct modern philosophical theories that have contributed to our views on human rights; to highlight the importance of humanity and human dignity as a complementary dimension to liberal rights; and, finally, to integrate these issues more directly in contemporary discussions about cosmopolitanism. The authors not only present multicultural perspectives on how to rethink political and international theory in terms of the normativity of human rights, but also promote an.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (188 pages).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409442967
1409442969
9781472402042
1472402049
1317119711
9781317119715
1317119703
9781317119708

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