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Connecting three generations of critical theorists, this edited
collection focuses on the mutual complementarity between the
concept of "human dignity" and the theory and practice of human
rights. Human dignity has recently emerged as a controversial theme
in the philosophy of human rights and has become the subject of a
growing debate involving theological, political, juridical, moral,
and biomedical perspectives. Previously, interpretations of this
concept took for granted specific definitions of this term without
accounting for the perspective offered by a "Critical Theory of
Human Rights." This interdisciplinary perspective relies on a
tradition that goes from Immanuel Kant to Jurgen Habermas,
influences new generations, and sheds more light on how human
dignity is used (and abused) in contemporary discourses. Based on
this tradition, the contributors sustain an engaged discussion of
the topic and address issues such as domination, colonialism,
multiculturalism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism. Informed by
different contexts, each author offers a unique contribution to
distinctive aspects of the necessary internal correlation between
human dignity and human rights. This book will be of interest to
students and researchers in human rights in Europe, North America,
and Latin America and readers in the areas of political science,
philosophy, sociology, law, and international relations.
Connecting three generations of critical theorists, this edited
collection focuses on the mutual complementarity between the
concept of "human dignity" and the theory and practice of human
rights. Human dignity has recently emerged as a controversial theme
in the philosophy of human rights and has become the subject of a
growing debate involving theological, political, juridical, moral,
and biomedical perspectives. Previously, interpretations of this
concept took for granted specific definitions of this term without
accounting for the perspective offered by a "Critical Theory of
Human Rights." This interdisciplinary perspective relies on a
tradition that goes from Immanuel Kant to Jurgen Habermas,
influences new generations, and sheds more light on how human
dignity is used (and abused) in contemporary discourses. Based on
this tradition, the contributors sustain an engaged discussion of
the topic and address issues such as domination, colonialism,
multiculturalism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism. Informed by
different contexts, each author offers a unique contribution to
distinctive aspects of the necessary internal correlation between
human dignity and human rights. This book will be of interest to
students and researchers in human rights in Europe, North America,
and Latin America and readers in the areas of political science,
philosophy, sociology, law, and international relations.
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