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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783394903321

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

0-19-773196-1

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

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.

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.