The argument that religion provides the only compelling foundation
for human rights is both challenging and thought-provoking and
answering it is of fundamental importance to the furthering of the
human rights agenda.
This book establishes an equally compelling non-religious
foundation for the idea of human rights, engaging with the writings
of many key thinkers in the field, including Michael J. Perry, Alan
Gewirth, Ronald Dworkin and Richard Rorty. Ari Kohen draws on the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a political consensus of
overlapping ideas from cultures and communities around the world
that establishes the dignity of humans and argues that this dignity
gives rise to collective human rights. In constructing this
consensus, we have succeeded in establishing a practical
non-religious foundation upon which the idea of human rights can
rest.
In Defense of Human Rights will be of interest to students and
scholars of political theory, philosophy, religious studies and
human rights.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Innovations in Political Theory |
| Release date: |
February 2007 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
Ari Kohen
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-42015-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-42015-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780415420150 |
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