International Human Rights: Universalism Versus RelativismSAGE Publications, 1990 - 205 pagini The universality of international human rights has been an enduring issue. This volume argues that the positions of universalists and cultural relativists are not diametrically opposed and that it is possible to demonstrate, empirically and cross-culturally, the existence of worldwide human rights. This anthropological look at a long-standing legal and philosophical issue will be of value to scholars and human rights activists alike. |
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... philosophers who are sympathetic to civil and political rights but not to economic rights . Therefore , the positive / negative rights classification simply reflects the values of the political culture in which the philosophers live ...
... philosophers who are sympathetic to civil and political rights but not to economic rights . Therefore , the positive / negative rights classification simply reflects the values of the political culture in which the philosophers live ...
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... philosophers began to challenge the assumption that human nature could give rise to specific human rights ( Blackstone , 1968 , p . 624 ) , others ( e.g. , Donnelly , 1985 , pp . 28-30 ) question the ability of basic - needs theorists ...
... philosophers began to challenge the assumption that human nature could give rise to specific human rights ( Blackstone , 1968 , p . 624 ) , others ( e.g. , Donnelly , 1985 , pp . 28-30 ) question the ability of basic - needs theorists ...
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... philosophers now have longer life spans and are worried about their relationships with their sons . The third interpretation , based on Freudian theory , would explain the philosophers ' preoccupation in terms of the Oedipal complex ...
... philosophers now have longer life spans and are worried about their relationships with their sons . The third interpretation , based on Freudian theory , would explain the philosophers ' preoccupation in terms of the Oedipal complex ...
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The Development of International HumanRights Standards | 17 |
The Concept of Human Rights | 39 |
Relativism Revisited | 61 |
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