Human Rights and Human Diversity: An Essay in the Philosophy of Human Rights - Hardcover

Milne, A. J. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887063667 ISBN 13: 9780887063664

Verlag: STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK PR, 1986

Inhaltsangabe

This original and provocative book is concerned with fundamental questions in moral, political, and legal philosophy. It challenges both supporters and sceptics alike to rethink their ideas about human rights. The author explains that human life is not the same everywhere, noting that there are different traditions of culture and civilization. He argues that an adequate idea of human rights must take such a diversity seriously, and unlike the UN Declaration, it must not presuppose Western institutions and values.

This theory of human rights developed by Milne deals systematically with the philosophical issues it raises. He shows that human rights can only be a minimum standard, not a panacea for the troubles of humanity. And that this significance, although modest, should not be underrated.

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A.J.M. Milne, Professor of Political Theory and Institutions at the University of Durham, is the author of The Right to Dissent: Issues in Political Philosophy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1986
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0887063667
• ISBN 13: 9780887063664
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 186
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