Format:
XI, 175 S.
ISBN:
9781409442950
Series Statement:
Rethinking political and international theory
Content:
Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Idea of Human Rights and the Realities of World Politics; Part I: Human Rights and Human Dignity Beyond the State; 2 Human Rights, Human Dignity, and Hypothetical Consent; 3 Global Governance and Human Rights; 4 Are Human Rights Moral Rights?; Part II: Human Rights and Cosmopolitanism with a Human Face; 5 Human Rights and the Paradigms of Cosmopolitanism: From Rights to Humanity; 6 From Imperial to Dialogical Cosmopolitanism; 7 Two Traditions of Human Rights; Bibliography; Index
Content:
This book proposes a new agenda for research into a Critical Theory of Human Rights. Each chapter pursues three goals: to reconstruct modern philosophical theories that have contributed to our views on human rights; to highlight the importance of humanity and human dignity as a complementary dimension to liberal rights; and, finally, to integrate these issues more directly in contemporary discussions about cosmopolitanism. The authors not only present multicultural perspectives on how to rethink political and international theory in terms of the normativity of human rights, but also promote an
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-170) and index
,
1 the idea of Human Rights and the Realities of World politics: A Reflection on the Relationship between Ethics and Politics/ 9 Matthias Lutz-Bachmann. - PART I: HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN DIGNITY BEYOND THE STATE. - 2 Human Rights, Human Dignity, and Hypothetical Consent/ 25 William J. Talbott. - 3 global governance and Human Rights/ 45 Cristina Lafont. - 4 are Human Rights moral Rights?/ 75 Andreas Niederberger. - PARt II: HUMAN RIGHTS AND COSMOPOLITANISM WITH A HUMAN FACE. - 5 Human Rights and the paradigms of Cosmopolitanism: From Rights to Humanity/ 95 Amos Nascimento. - 6 From imperial to Dialogical Cosmopolitanism/ 119 Eduardo Mendieta. - 7 two traditions of Human Rights/ 139 James Tully
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781409442967
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472402042
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Human rights, human dignity, and cosmopolitan ideals London : Routledge, 2014 ISBN 9781315587547
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
,
Law
Keywords:
Menschenrecht
;
Kritische Theorie
;
Würde
;
Humanität
;
Weltbürgertum
;
Menschenrecht
;
Kritische Theorie
;
Würde
;
Humanität
;
Weltbürgertum
;
Konferenzschrift
Author information:
Nascimento, Amós 1965-
Author information:
Lutz-Bachmann, Matthias 1952-
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