The sacredness of the person : a new genealogy of human rights /

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What are the origins of the idea of human rights and universal human dignity? How can we most fully understand -- and realize -- these rights going into the future? In The Sacredness of the Person, internationally renowned sociologist and social theorist Hans Joas tells a story that differs from con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joas, Hans, 1948- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Skinner, Alex (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Human rights > History.
Human rights > Religious aspects.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Histoire.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Aspect religieux.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Human rights
Human rights > Religious aspects
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What are the origins of the idea of human rights and universal human dignity? How can we most fully understand -- and realize -- these rights going into the future? In The Sacredness of the Person, internationally renowned sociologist and social theorist Hans Joas tells a story that differs from conventional narratives by tracing the concept of human rights back to the Judeo-Christian tradition or, alternately, to the secular French Enlightenment. While drawing on sociologists such as Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Ernst Troeltsch, Joas sets out a new path, proposing an affirmative genealogy in which human rights are the result of a process of "sacralization" of every human being.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 217 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index.
ISBN:1589019709
9781589019706

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