The Philosophy of Human Rights
Justification and Universality
The notion of human rights is widely used in political and moral discussions. The core idea, that all human beings have some inalienable basic rights, is appealing and has an eminently practical function: It allows moral criticism of various wrongs and calls for action in order to prevent them. On the other hand it is unclear what exactly a human right is. Human rights lack a convincing conceptual foundation that would be able to compel the wrong-doer to accept human rights claims as well-founded. Hence the practical function faces theoretical doubts. The present collection takes up the tension between the wide political use of human rights…
Mehr
CHF 104.00
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V301:
Libri-Titel folgt in ca. 2 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Heilinger, Jan-Christoph (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-3-11-026339-8
- EAN: 9783110263398
- Produktnummer: 11431940
- Verlag: Gruyter, Walter de GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Masse: H23.7 cm x B16.4 cm x D2.0 cm 526 g
- Gewicht: 526
Über den Autor
Gerhard Ernst,University of Stuttgart, Germany;Jan-Christoph Heilinger, University of Zurich, Switzerland.ich, Switzerland.
17 weitere Werke von Gerhard (Hrsg.) Ernst:
Bewertungen
Anmelden