Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility / Peg Birmingham

Author:: Birmingham, Peg, 1955-
Additional Titles:: Hannah Arendt and human rights
Published:: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2006]
Copyright Date:: ©2006
Physical Description:: xii, 161 pages ; 24 cm.

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Studies in Continental thought

Contents:

Introduction: the problem of human rights -- The event of natality: the ontological foundation of human rights -- The principle of initium: freedom, power, and the right to have rights -- The principle of givenness: appearance, singularity, and the right to have rights -- The predicament of common responsibility -- Conclusion: the political institution of the right to have rights.

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ISBN:

0253218659 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780253218650 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-158) and index.

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