Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility /

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In this incisive and wide-ranging book, Peg Birmingham explores the theoretical and social foundations of Arendt's philosophy of human rights. Devoting special attention to questions and issues surrounding Arendt's ideas of common humanity, human responsibility, and natality, she formulate...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Birmingham, Peg, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2006.
Series:Studies in Continental thought.
Subjects:
Arendt, Hannah, > 1906-1975.
Arendt, Hannah, > 1906-1975
Arendt, Hannah.
Human rights > Philosophy.
Responsibility.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Philosophie.
Responsabilité.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
PHILOSOPHY / Political
Human rights > Philosophy
Responsibility
Menschenrecht
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the problem of human rights
  • The event of natality: the ontological foundation of human rights
  • The principle of initium: freedom, power, and the right to have rights
  • The principle of givenness: appearance, singularity, and the right to have rights
  • The predicament of common responsibility
  • Conclusion: the political institution of the right to have rights.

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