Why Human Rights? - A Philosophical Guide

Why Human Rights addresses universal human rights as moral mandates - rights to justice that all persons have by virtue of their humanity alone. This book explores the case for these foundational claims along with other philosophical controversies pertaining to human rights.

List of contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: UNIVERSALITY, RELATIVISM, AND DIVERSITY: Chapter 1. How are human rights universal?; Chapter 2. Relativist objections; Chapter 3. Diversity and indeterminacy; Chapter 4. The limits of skepticism; PART II: HUMAN EQUALITY AND MORAL HIERARCHIES: Chapter 5. Human moral equality: the claim and its challenges; Chapter 6. Theories of moral considerability; PART III: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE INTERESTS: Chapter 7. The domain of rights; Chapter 8. Justifying rights; Chapter 9. Liberty, equality, and community: complements or competitors?; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; REFERENCES; NOTES; INDEX.

About the author

Eric Blumenson is a Research Professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. He writes in the fields of international human rights, criminal law, and moral philosophy.

Summary

Why Human Rights addresses universal human rights as moral mandates – rights to justice that all persons have by virtue of their humanity alone. This book explores the case for these foundational claims along with other philosophical controversies pertaining to human rights.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Blumenson, Eric (Suffolk University Law School Blumenson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9780367723170
• ISBN: 978-0-367-72317-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law