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1 online resource (175 pages) |
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Rethinking Political and International Theory Ser |
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Rethinking Political and International Theory Ser
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Human dignity in the perspective of a Critical Theory of Human Rights; 1. A critical tradition in human rights; 2. The Frankfurt School and the question about human dignity; 3. Critical Theory of Human Rights and human dignity; 4. The justification of human rights by appealing to human dignity; Notes; References; 2. Human dignity as a path to modernity in Ficino and Pico della Mirandola?; 1. Ficino's Platonic theology, complexities of ontology, and human dignity |
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6. Should we take the "human" out of human rights? Human dignity in a corporate world1. The debate between humanist and political conceptions of human rights; 2. What functions does the concept of human dignity play in human rights practice?; 3. The functions of human rights norms in light of the "human rights" of corporations; 4. Jurisprudence of dignity: the last resort?; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 7. Dignity, communicative freedom, and law; 1. Introduction; 2. Building the pedestal of dignity; 3. Reflexive freedom; 4. The legal orthopedics of human dignity; Acknowledgments; Notes |
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References8. Human dignity and plurality in justifications of human rights; 1. Critical Theory as a point of departure; 2. Avoiding extremes in human rights; 3. Critical perspectives on human dignity and human rights; 4. Plurality in justifications of human rights; Notes; References; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Dignity.
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Human rights.
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Dignity.
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Human rights.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bachmann, Matthias Lutz
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| ISBN |
9781315468280 |
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131546828X |
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