International Human Rights: Universalism Versus RelativismThe 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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As is typical in the history of philosophy , what was once a simple notion is often transformed into a much more complicated structure . While this is sometimes useful ( and indeed necessary ) for certain concepts , it can obfuscate the ...
As is typical in the history of philosophy , what was once a simple notion is often transformed into a much more complicated structure . While this is sometimes useful ( and indeed necessary ) for certain concepts , it can obfuscate the ...
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Both statements are contradictions , which goes to show that the notion of just and deserved punishment , which Mitias is willing to accept , is just the notion of punishment which fits the crime in that its gravity is proportionate to ...
Both statements are contradictions , which goes to show that the notion of just and deserved punishment , which Mitias is willing to accept , is just the notion of punishment which fits the crime in that its gravity is proportionate to ...
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The principle depends on the notion that an act occurs in response to a prior wrongful act . In the absence of the prior wrong , no society tolerates killing . I would go so far as to argue that some forms of arbitrary violence might ...
The principle depends on the notion that an act occurs in response to a prior wrongful act . In the absence of the prior wrong , no society tolerates killing . I would go so far as to argue that some forms of arbitrary violence might ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Concept of Human Rights | 39 |
Relativism Revisited | 61 |
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| Titlu | International Human Rights: Universalism Versus Relativism Volumul 6 din Frontiers of Anthropology |
| Autor | Alison Dundes Renteln |
| Ediție | ilustrată |
| Editor | SAGE Publications, 1990 |
| Exemplar original de la | Universitatea din Michigan |
| Scanată la | 13 oct. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0803935056, 9780803935051 |
| Lungime | 208 pagini |
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