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245 0 4 _aThe philosophy of human rights :
_bcontemporary controversies /
_cedited by Gerhard Ernst and Jan-Christoph Heilinger.
264 1 _aBerlin ;
_aBoston :
_bDe Gruyter,
_c[2012]
264 4 _c©2012
300 _a1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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520 _aThe notion of "human rights" is widely used in political and moral debates. The core idea, that all human beings have some inalienable basic rights, is appealing and has an important practical function: It allows moral criticism of various wrongs and calls for action in order to prevent them. The articles in this collection take up a tension between the wide political use of human rights claims and some intellectual skepticism about them. In particular, three major issues call for clarification: the questions of how to justify human rights, how to determine their scope and the corresponding ... .
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 0 _tHuman rights : questions of aim and approach /
_rJames Griffin --
_tOn the nature of human rights /
_rJohn Tasioulas --
_tHuman rights without foundations? /
_rPeter Schaber --
_tThe political and moral conceptions of human rights : a mixed account /
_rErasmus Mayr --
_tProblems with some consequentialist arguments for basic rights /
_rSamuel Freeman --
_tHuman rights as rights /
_rRowan Cruft --
_tOn human rights and the strength of corresponding duties /
_rCorinna Mieth --
_tThe moral demandingness of socioeconomic human rights /
_rJan-Christoph Heilinger --
_tCommon humanity as a justification for human rights claims /
_rSimon Hope --
_tUniversal human rights and moral diversity /
_rGerhard Ernst.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aHuman rights
_xPhilosophy.
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650 4 _aCivil rights -- Philosophy.
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650 4 _aCivil rights.
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650 4 _aHuman rights -- Philosophy.
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650 4 _aPolitical Science.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
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650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
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700 1 _aErnst, Gerhard,
_d1971-
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700 1 _aHeilinger, Jan-Christoph.
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776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tPhilosophy of human rights.
_dBerlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2012
_z9783110263398
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