Gewirthian Perspectives on Human Rights
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-84893-616-4 (ISBN)
Description
Gewirth's theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy. In this edited collection, contributors from a broad range of disciplines discuss the theoretical and practical application of Gewirthian theory to current world issues. Case studies highlight mental health, the LGBT community, intellectual disabilities, global economic inequality and market instability to provide a truly interdisciplinary study. This important contribution to human rights scholarship provides a platform for further discussion of Gewirthian theory. It will be of interest to those researching moral, legal and political philosophy, as well as policy makers, social workers and medical staff.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84893-616-4 (9781848936164)
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Person
Per Bauhn is Professor of Practical Philosophy at Linnaeus University, Sweden. He has previously applied Alan Gewirth's moral theory to problems relating to political terrorism and nationalism (Ethical Aspects of Political Terrorism, 1989, Nationalism and Morality, 1995, both Lund University Press) as well as to the virtue of courage (The Value of Courage, Nordic Academic Press, 2003). He has published several articles in international philosophical journals on the duty to rescue.
Content
Introduction - Per Bauhn Part I: Gewirthian Theory 1 The Indirect Argument for Gewirth's Principle of Generic Consistency - Michael Boylan 2 The Kantian and Non-Kantian Nature of Gewirth's Argument for the Principle of Generic Consistency - Deryck Beyleveld 3 Gewirth as a Synthesizer of Kant and Marx - Ingvar Johansson 4 Is Alan Gewirth's Moral Philosophy Neo-Stoic Eudaimonism? - Edward Spence Part II: Gewirthian Contributions 5 Dialectical Necessity, Practical Reason and the Idea of Social Science - Stuart Toddington 6 A Dialectically Necessary Approach to the Sociological Understanding of Power and Domination - Stephen Brown 7 Gewirth's Contribution to the Foundation of a Christian Social Ethics - Christoph Hubenthal 8 The Gewirthian Ideal of Self-Fulfillment: Enhancing the Moral Foundations of International Law - Robert Montana 9 Asian Values of Human Rights in Taiwan through Gewirthian Perspectives - Shu-Mei Tang Part III: Gewirthian Applications 10 Heightened Vulnerable Agency and the Justification of Mental Health Rights under Gewirth's Principle of Generic Consistency - Phil Bielby 11 A Gewirthian Framework for Protecting the Basic Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) People - Vincent Samar 12 Gewirthian Philosophy and Young Adults with Down's Syndrome: Towards a Theoretically Grounded Model of Community Engagement for People Who have an Intellectual Disability - Miriam Stevenson 13 Thomas Piketty and Alan Gewirth: Is a Global Community of Rights Possible in the Twenty-First Century? - Gregory Walters and Marie Constance Morley 14 The Gewirthian Duty to Rescue - Per Bauhn