Egalitarian Rights Recognition - A Political Theory of Human Rights (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book takes a distinctive and innovative approach to a relatively under-explored question, namely: Why do we have human rights? Much political discourse simply proceeds from the idea that humans have rights because they are human without seriously interrogating this notion. Egalitarian Rights Recognition offers an account of how human rights are created and how they may be seen to be legitimate: rights are created through social recognition. By combining readings of 19th Century English philosopher T.H. Green with 20th Century political theorist Hannah Arendt, the author constructs a new theory of the social recognition of rights. He challenges both the standard 'natural rights' approach and also the main accounts of the social recognition of rights which tend to portray social recognition as settled norms or established ways of acting. In contrast, Hann puts forward a 10-point account of the dynamic and contingent social recognition of human rights, which emphasises the importance of meaningful socio-economic equality.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	International Political Theory
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Matt Hann
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	197
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59596-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	1-137-59596-5
Barcode:	9781137595966

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