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

Milne, A. J. M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0887063667 ISBN 13 : 9780887063664

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1986

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0887063667
• ISBN 13: 9780887063664
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 186
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible