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oapen-20.500.12657-316382021-11-04T14:08:10Z The Philosophy of Human Rights Ernst, Gerhard Heilinger, Jan-Christoph Philosophy Moral Philosophy in General Consequentialism Human rights John Rawls Morality 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. 2017-03-30 23:55 2020-03-21 03:00:29 2020-04-01T13:43:23Z 2020-04-01T13:43:23Z 2011-11-17 book 626382 OCN: 979745174 9783110263886 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31638 eng application/pdf n/a 626382.pdf De Gruyter 100222 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110263886 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Berlin/Boston 100222 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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.
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