ISBN:
9781409442950
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 175 S.
Series Statement:
Rethinking political and international theory
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Human rights, human dignity, and cosmopolitan ideals
DDC:
323
Keywords:
Human rights
;
Dignity
;
Cosmopolitanism
;
Cosmopolitanism
;
Dignity
;
Human rights
;
Human rights Political theory
;
Political philosophy
;
Human dignity
;
Ethical principles
;
International politics
;
cosmopolitisme
;
Konferenzschrift
;
Menschenrecht
;
Kritische Theorie
;
Würde
;
Humanität
;
Weltbürgertum
;
Menschenrecht
;
Kritische Theorie
;
Würde
;
Humanität
;
Weltbürgertum
Abstract:
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
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-170) and index
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