A New Philosophy of Human Rights
The Deliberative Account
Seiten
2024
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2153-5 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2153-5 (ISBN)
The philosophy of human rights has stalled over a debate between orthodox theorists committed to a moral understanding of human rights and political theorists who adopt a positivist approach. A New Philosophy of Human Rights challenges both, offering a novel deliberative account that bridges this divide.
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 divined 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.
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 divined 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.
Joshua J. Kassner is professor and director of the philosophy program at the University of Baltimore.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7936-2153-5 / 1793621535 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7936-2153-5 / 9781793621535 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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