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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Washington, DC
Georgetown Univ. Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human rights
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Human Rights
History
B Human Rights Religious aspects |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. 195 - 213 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 219 S., 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58901-969-0 |
