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