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Bezig met laden... On Human Rights (Oxford Amnesty Lectures)door Stephen Shute, Susan Hurley (Redacteur)
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Are there any human rights that apply to all women and all men in all cultures at all times? Can we ground human rights in an abstract rationality possessed by every human being? Or, as some philosophers have claimed, are attempts to ground human rights doomed to failure? Do human rights in any case need such grounding? On Human Rights, the second book in the Oxford Amnesty Lecture Series, presents the opinions of seven distinguished contributors who approach the problem of universal human rights from a variety of perspectives using a wealth of contemporary and historical material. The essays make a significant contribution to the theory and practice of human rights . They grapple with the hard questions that confront anyone concerned with responding appropriately to the numerous violations of human rights that surround us. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I had not read much Rorty before, so was surprised to find him arguing that rights should depend not on reasoning about what it means to be this thing called "human" but upon appeals to the feelings of those in power. That's a weak basis to tell any disadvantaged group that they have only as much as those in power are inclined to give them. Apparently there is no human nature, and thus we are infinitely malleable in what we will tolerate and recognize, and what progress is made is accomplished only by having a good PR campaign: "the emergence of the human rights culture seems to owe nothing to increased moral knowledge, and everything to hearing sad and sentimental stories." There is a certain truth that sad stories create an opening, but they do not provide a reason, and that is why, despite being awash in sad stories, bigotry, prejudice and apathetic dismissal to the conditions of others endures. ( )