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The sacredness of the person : a new genealogy of human rights / Hans Joas ; Alex Skinner, translator

Author
Joas, Hans, 1948-
Uniform Title
Sakralität der Person. English
Published
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013.
Physical Description
xi, 219 pages ; 22 cm
Additional Creators
Skinner, Alex

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Contents
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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ISBN
9781589019690 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1589019695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index.
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