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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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]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Human rights > Religious aspects.
Human rights.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Aspect religieux.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Histoire.
Human rights > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9781589019706

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