한국침례신학대학교 도서관

The philosophy of human rights- [electronic resource : e-book] : contemporary controversies

서명/저자: The philosophy of human rights - [electronic resource : e-book] : contemporary controversies / edited by Gerhard Ernst and Jan-Christoph Heilinger

초록/해제: 요약 : The notion of "human rights" is widely used in political and moral debates. The core idea, that all human beings have some inalienable basic rights, is appealing and has an important practical function: It allows moral criticism of various wrongs and calls for action in order to prevent them. The articles in this collection take up a tension between the wide political use of human rights claims and some intellectual skepticism about them. In particular, three major issues call for clarification: the questions of how to justify human rights, how to determine their scope and the corresponding obligations, and how to overcome the tension between universal normative claims and particular moralities.