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The sacredness of the person [electronic resource] : a new genealogy of human rights / Hans Joas ; Alex Skinner, translater.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (xi, 217 pages )ISBN:
  • 9781589019706
  • 1589019709
Uniform titles:
  • Die Sakralität der Person English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 323.09 23
LOC classification:
  • JC571 .J5613 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index.

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.

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