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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Joas, Hans, 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Skinner, Alex (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The charisma of reason
  • The genesis of human rights
  • Punishment and respect
  • The sacralization of the person and the forces threatening it
  • Violence and human dignity
  • How experiences become rights
  • Neither Kant nor Nietzsche
  • What is affirmative genealogy?
  • Soul and gift
  • The human being as image and child of god
  • Value generalization
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the plurality of cultures.

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