The sacredness of the person: a new genealogy of human rights

Introduction -- The charisma of reason -- The genesis of human rights -- Punishment and respect -- The sacralization of the person and the forces threatening it -- Violence and human dignity -- How experiences become rights -- Neither Kant nor Nietzsche -- What is affirmative genealogy? -- Soul and...

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1. VerfasserIn: Joas, Hans 1948- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC Georgetown Univ. Press 2013
In:Jahr: 2013
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Human Rights > History
Human Rights > Religious aspects
Menschenrecht > Geschichte
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- The charisma of reason -- The genesis of human rights -- Punishment and respect -- The sacralization of the person and the forces threatening it -- Violence and human dignity -- How experiences become rights -- Neither Kant nor Nietzsche -- What is affirmative genealogy? -- Soul and gift -- The human being as image and child of god -- Value generalization -- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the plurality of cultures
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. 195 - 213
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physische Details:XI, 219 S., 21 cm
ISBN:978-1-58901-969-0