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

Book

Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Description

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. xi, 219 pages ;22 cm

Book Details

Author

Joas, Hans

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

2013

Publication Subjects

Human rights--History. Human rights--Religious aspects.

Call No.

JC571 .J5613 2013

ISBN

9781589019690, 1589019695

LCCN

2012037547

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. Carrier type: volumerdacarrier Media type: unmediatedrdamedia