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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450244303321

Autore

Talbott W. J

Titolo

Which rights should be universal? [[electronic resource] /] / William J. Talbott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-533134-6

1-280-84389-6

9786610843893

0-19-803867-4

1-4237-2186-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

323/.01

Soggetti

Human rights - Philosophy

Human rights - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Proof Paradigm and the Moral Discovery Paradigm""; ""3 Cultural Relativism about Human Rights""; ""4 An Epistemically Modest Universal Moral Standpoint""; ""5 The Development of Women�s Rights as a Microcosm of the Development of Human Rights""; ""6 Autonomy Rights""; ""7 Political Rights""; ""8 Clarifications and Objections""; ""9 Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

Are there rights to which all human beings are entitled? William Talbott's text develops bedrock principles that can be the basis for universal human rights.