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Contemporary deep-reaching changes - whether in financial or real
economy, in Europe's political conditions, in the context of
scientific theories, in the field of global (environmental)
security, or gender relations - are also a challenge to philosophy.
The volume comprises cutting-edge scholarly articles from renowned
philosophers with various geographical backgrounds and from
different philosophical strands. Next to investigating general
questions as to the relation of philosophy and critique (What is
philosophical critique and which philosophical concepts of critique
are of importance today? Where do we need it most? Where are its
limits?), the articles focus on issues like theories of democracy
and modes of election; the roles of emotions in the political
realm; challenges from a widespread discontent in society to
politics and science; changes to social identities and different
theoretical approaches to social identity formation. The book is
indispensable for all who are interested in what contemporary
philosophy has to say on crucial issues of our time.
This book argues that human rights cannot go global without going
local. This important lesson from the winding debates on
universalism and particularism raises intricate questions: what are
human rights after all, given the dissent surrounding their
foundations, content, and scope? What are legitimate deviances from
classical human rights (law) and where should we draw "red lines"?
Making a case for balancing conceptual openness and distinctness,
this book addresses the key human rights issues of our time and
opens up novel spaces for deliberation. It engages philosophical
reasoning with law, politics, and religion and demonstrates that a
meaningful relativist account of human rights is not only possible,
but a sorely needed antidote to dogmatism and polarization.
Human Rights and the Third World: Issues and Discourses deals with
the controversial questions on the universalistic notions of human
rights. It finds Third World perspectives on human rights and seeks
to open up a discursive space in the human rights discourse to
address unresolved questions, citing issues and problems from
different countries in the Third World: 1.Whether alternative
perspectives should be taken as the standard for human rights in
the Third World countries? 2.Should there be a universalistic
notion of rights for Homo sapiens or are we talking about two
diametrically opposite trends and standards of human rights for the
same species? 3.How far these Third World perspectives of human
rights can ensure the protection of the minorities and the
vulnerable sections of population, particularly the women and
children within the Third World? 4.Can these alternative
perspectives help in fighting the Third World problems like
poverty, hunger, corruption, despotism, social exclusion like the
caste system in India, communalism, and the like? 5.Can there be
reconciliation between the Third World perspectives and the Western
perspective of human rights?
Human Rights and the Third World: Issues and Discourses deals with
the controversial questions on the universalistic notions of human
rights. It finds Third World perspectives on human rights and seeks
to open up a discursive space in the human rights discourse to
address unresolved questions, citing issues and problems from
different countries in the Third World: 1. Whether alternative
perspectives should be taken as the standard for human rights in
the Third World countries? 2. Should there be a universalistic
notion of rights for Homo sapiens or are we talking about two
diametrically opposite trends and standards of human rights for the
same species? 3. How far these Third World perspectives of human
rights can ensure the protection of the minorities and the
vulnerable sections of population, particularly the women and
children within the Third World? 4. Can these alternative
perspectives help in fighting the Third World problems like
poverty, hunger, corruption, despotism, social exclusion like the
caste system in India, communalism, and the like? 5. Can there be
reconciliation between the Third World perspectives and the Western
perspective of human rights?
Outstanding and thought-provoking, this book provides up-to-date
and in-depth analyses of current developments in international
politics. It highlights the (unilateral) use of force in
international relations and its implication for international law,
the chances and risks of international criminal justice, and the
question of epistemic violence with regard to dominant discourses
in the theory of international relations, such as nation-building
and intercultural dialogue. Furthermore, the book focuses on
conditions for global social and ecological justice in
international economics against the background of financial crisis.
It contributes in particular to a better understanding of the
relation between power and justice in view of current global
tensions while reflecting the work of the internationally acclaimed
philosopher Hans KAchler.
Contemporary deep-reaching changes - whether in financial or real
economy, in Europe's political conditions, in the context of
scientific theories, in the field of global (environmental)
security, or gender relations - are also a challenge to philosophy.
The volume comprises cutting-edge scholarly articles from renowned
philosophers with various geographical backgrounds and from
different philosophical strands. Next to investigating general
questions as to the relation of philosophy and critique (What is
philosophical critique and which philosophical concepts of critique
are of importance today? Where do we need it most? Where are its
limits?), the articles focus on issues like theories of democracy
and modes of election; the roles of emotions in the political
realm; challenges from a widespread discontent in society to
politics and science; changes to social identities and different
theoretical approaches to social identity formation. The book is
indispensable for all who are interested in what contemporary
philosophy has to say on crucial issues of our time.
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