The Age of Rights
In this important book Norberto Bobbio - one of the leading political thinkers of our time - provides a valuable clarification and defence of human rights. He argues that the development of human rights is an historical sign of progress in a world marked by the proliferation of cruel wars, the arms trade, pollution, famine and almost universal pessimism. Drawing widely on the work of Kant, Locke, Beccaria, and Paine, Bobbio argues that the French Revolution is a crucial event in moulding our ideas and attitudes today. He suggests that the proclamation of rights does not necessarily mean that those rights are actually enforced. He carefully tr…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5095-2613-0
- EAN: 9781509526130
- Produktnummer: 24227857
- Verlag: Wiley
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 264 KB
Über den Autor
Norberto Bobbio is Emeritus Professor of Legal and Political Philosophy at the University of Turin.
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