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: |
June 2008 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
Ari Kohen
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-47969-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
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| LSN: |
0-415-47969-X |
| Barcode: |
9780415479691 |
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