The sacredness of the person: a new genealogy of human rights
What are the origins of the idea of human rights and universal human dignity? How can we most fully understand -- and realize -- these rights going into the future? In The Sacredness of the Person , internationally renowned sociologist and social theorist Hans Joas tells a story that differs from co...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
Georgetown University Press
c2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | Human worth: intrinsic, divinely conferred, or contingent value commitment? (2015) (Weaver, Darlene Fozard)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Human Rights
B Electronic books History B Human Rights History B POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Civil Rights B Human rights ; Religious aspects B RELIGION ; Christian Theology ; Ethics B Human Rights B Human Rights Religious aspects B Electronic books B History |
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| Summary: | What are the origins of the idea of human rights and universal human dignity? How can we most fully understand -- and realize -- these rights going into the future? In The Sacredness of the Person , internationally renowned sociologist and social theorist Hans Joas tells a story that differs from conventional narratives by tracing the concept of human rights back to the Judeo-Christian tradition or, alternately, to the secular French Enlightenment. While drawing on sociologists such as Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Ernst Troeltsch, Joas sets out a new path, proposing an affirmative genealogy in which human rights are the result of a process of "sacralization" of every human being |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 1589019709 |