A New Philosophy of Human Rights
The Deliberative Account
Published on 29. October 2024
186 pages
978-1-9787-8933-3 (ISBN)
Description
The philosophy of human rights has, in recent years, revolved around a supposed dilemma. On the one hand, some contend that the normative system of human rights should be understood from a moral point of view that is independent of conventional practice of human rights. Others contend that the normative system of human rights should be understood from a point of view that is internal to the practice of human rights. A New Philosophy of Human Rights: The Deliberative Account takes on the ambitious task of offering a new philosophy of human rights grounded in the proposition that the current debate is centered on a mistaken assumption. After identifying this error, Joshua J. Kassner develops a novel philosophical account grounded in a deliberative process that leverages the epistemic and practical functions of the practice of human rights, bridging the divide between orthodox and political accounts and promising a more hopeful and constructive future for the philosophy of human rights. The book ends with suggestions for institutional design and reform to transform the promise into reality.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-8933-3 (9781978789333)
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Book
11/2024
Lexington Books
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Person
Joshua J. Kassner is professor and director of the philosophy program at the University of Baltimore.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Groundwork
Chapter 2: Understanding the Positions
Chapter 3: Reconstructing the Debate
Chapter 4: Deriving the Desiderata
Chapter 5: A Little House Cleaning
Chapter 6: Assessing Orthodox and Political Accounts of Human Rights
Chapter 7: The Deliberative Account of Human Rights
Conclusion: Exploring the Practice of Human Rights as a Space of Public Reasoning
Bibliography
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: Groundwork
Chapter 2: Understanding the Positions
Chapter 3: Reconstructing the Debate
Chapter 4: Deriving the Desiderata
Chapter 5: A Little House Cleaning
Chapter 6: Assessing Orthodox and Political Accounts of Human Rights
Chapter 7: The Deliberative Account of Human Rights
Conclusion: Exploring the Practice of Human Rights as a Space of Public Reasoning
Bibliography
About the Author
