| Description |
xiii, 235 pages ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]- 226) and index. |
| Summary |
Human rights have become one of the most important moral concepts in global political life over the last 60 years. Charles Beitz, one of the world's leading philosophers, offers a compelling new examination of the idea of a human right.-- Source other than Library of Congress. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- 1. Why there is a problem -- 2. Forms of skepticism -- 3. Approach -- Ch. 2. The practice -- 4. Origins -- 5. Doctrine -- 6. Implementation -- 7. An emergent practice -- 8. Problems -- Ch. 3. Naturalistic theories -- 9. Naturalism about human rights -- 10. Persons "as such" (1) : the demand side -- 11. Persons "as such" (2) : the supply side -- Ch. 4. Agreement theories -- 12. "Common core" and "overlapping consensus" -- 13. The appeal of agreement conceptions -- 14. Progressive convergence -- Ch. 5. A fresh start -- 15. Human rights in The Law of Peoples -- 16. The idea of a practical conception -- 17. A two-level model -- 18. "Manifesto rights" -- 19. The role of states -- Ch. 6. Normativity -- 20. What human rights are for -- 21. A schema -- 22. Minimalism and social justice -- 23. Toleration (1) : the domestic analogy -- 24. Toleration (2) : the autonomy of peoples -- Ch. 7. International concern -- 25. Anti-poverty rights -- 26. Political rights -- 27. Human rights of women -- Ch. 8. Conclusion -- 28. Residues of skepticism -- 29. Pathologies -- 30. Human rights and global normative order. |
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Human rights -- Political aspects.
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Human rights.
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Human rights -- International cooperation.
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Human rights -- Philosophy.
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Normativity (Ethics)
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Human rights -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780199572458 hardback alkaline paper |
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0199572453 hardback alkaline paper |
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