Bibliograph

The sacredness of the person, a new genealogy of human rights, Hans Joas ; Alex Skinner, translator

Type

Label

The sacredness of the person, a new genealogy of human rights, Hans Joas ; Alex Skinner, translator

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sacredness of the person

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

812791707

Responsibility statement

Hans Joas ; Alex Skinner, translator

Sub title

a new genealogy of human rights

Table Of Contents

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

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