Synopses & Reviews
The Philosophy of Human Rights brings together an extensive collection of classical and contemporary writings on the topic of human rights, including genocide, ethnic cleansing, minority cultures, gay and lesbian rights, and the environment, providing an exceptionally comprehensive introduction. Sources include authors such as Aristotle, Cicero, Thomas Aquinas, Confucius, Hobbes, Locke, rant. Marx, Gandhi. Hart, Feinberg, Nussbaum, the Dalai Lama, Derrida, Lyocard and Rorty. Ideal for courses in human rights, social theory, ethical theory, and political science, each reading; begins with a brief introduction, and is followed with study questions and suggested further readings.
Synopsis
The Philosophy of Human Rights brings together an extensive collection of classical and contemporary writings on the topic of human rights, including genocide, ethnic cleansing, minority cultures, gay and lesbian rights, and the environment, providing an exceptionally comprehensive introduction. Sources include authors such as Aristotle, Cicero, Thomas Aquinas, Confucius, Hobbes, Locke, rant. Marx, Gandhi. Hart, Feinberg, Nussbaum, the Dalai Lama, Derrida, Lyocard and Rorty. Ideal for courses in human rights, social theory, ethical theory, and political science, each reading; begins with a brief introduction, and is followed with study questions and suggested further readings.
Table of Contents
Preface Part One: History and Theories of Human Rights Introduction to Part OneSection 1: Classical Perspectives1. Plato: Republic2. Aristotle: Politics3. Cicero: On the Laws4. St. Thomas Aquinas: SummaTheologica5. Hugo Grotius: The Rights of War and Peace Further Readings for Section 1Section 2: Modern Perspectives6. Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan 7. John Locke: The Second Treatise of Government 8. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Social Contract 9. Edmund Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France 10. Thomas Paine: The Rights of Man 11. Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman12. Immanuel Kant: The Principles of Political Right13. Jeremy Bentham: Anarchical Fallacies14. Karl Marx: On the Jewish Question 15. John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism and On LibertyFurther Readings for Section 2Section 3: Contemporary Perspectices16. H. L. A. Hart: "Are There Any Natural Rights?"17. Maurice Cranston: "Human Rights, Real and Supposed"18. Joel Feinberg: "The Nature and Value of Rights" 19. Thomas W. Pogge: "How Should Human Rights Be Conceived?"20. Martha C. Nussbaum: "Capabilities and Human Rights" 21. Richard Rorty: "Human Rights, Rationality, and Sentimentality"22. Jacques Derrida: "Wears and Tears (Tableau of an Ageless World)"Further Readings for Section 3Section 4: Non-Western Perspectives23. Confucius: The Analects24. Mo Tzu: "Universal Love" 25. The Buddha: "Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness"26. The Dalai Lama: "Human Rights and Universal Responsibility"27. Kwasi Wiredu: "An Akan Perspective on Human Rights"28. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im: "Human Rights in the Muslim World" Further Readings for Section 4Section 5: Documents for Part One29. The English Bill of Rights30. Declaration of Independence of the United States of America31. The Bill of Rights of the United States of America32. French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen33. Universal Declaration of Human RightsPart Two: Contemporary IssuesIntroduction to Part TwoSection 6: Universalism and Relativism35. Fernando Tesón: "International Human Rights and Cultural Relativism" 36. Xiaorong Li: "' Asian Values' and the Universality of Human Rights"37. Charles Taylor: "A World Consensus on Human Rights?" Further Readings for Section 6Section 7: Minority Cultures and Group Rights38. James Crawford: "The Rights of Peoples: `Peoples' or `Governments'?" 39. Will Kymlicka: "The Good, the Bad, and the Intolerable: Minority Group Rights"Further Readings for Section 7Section 8: Ethnic Cleansing and Humanitarian Intervention40. James W. Nickel: "What's Wrong with Ethnic Cleansing?"41. Michael J. Smith: "Humanitarian Intervention: An Overview of the Ethical Issues"Further Readings for Section 8Section 9: Women's Rights42. Arati Rao: "Right in the Home: Feminist Theoretical Perspectives on International Human Rights"43. Catharine A. MacKinnon: "Rape, Genocide, and Women's Human Rights"Further Readings for Section 9Section 10: Gay and Lesbian Rights44. Jack Donnelly: "Non-Discrimination and Sexual Orientation: Making a Place for Sexual Minorities in the Global Human Rights Regime"45. Martha C. Nussbaum: "Lesbian and Gay Rights" Further Readings for Section 10Section 11: Human Rights and the Environment46. James W. Nickel: "The Human Right to a Safe Environment: Philosophical Perspectives on Its Scope and Justification"47. Edith Brown Weiss: "Planetary Rights"Further Readings for Section 11 Section 12: Documents for Part Two48. Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action49. Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National, Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities50. Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples51. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide52. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women53. Draft Declaration of Principles on Human Rights and the Environment BibliographyIndex