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Truth, Politics, and Universal Human Rights
Janet Holl Madigan
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Description for Truth, Politics, and Universal Human Rights
Paperback. This book uses the concept of universal human rights to explore the relationship between the individual, society, and truth. To answer the question of how we say something universally true about human beings while lacking the philosophical means to do so, the author explores the changing relationship between truth and politics from Plato to Locke. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book uses the concept of universal human rights to explore the relationship between the individual, society, and truth. To answer the question of how we say something universally true about human beings while lacking the philosophical means to do so, the author explores the changing relationship between truth and politics from Plato to Locke.
This book uses the concept of universal human rights to explore the relationship between the individual, society, and truth. To answer the question of how we say something universally true about human beings while lacking the philosophical means to do so, the author explores the changing relationship between truth and politics from Plato to Locke.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349536931
SKU
V9781349536931
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Ref
99-15
About Janet Holl Madigan
JANET HOLL MADIGAN received her PhD in Political Philosophy, University of Maryland, USA, in 2004.
Reviews for Truth, Politics, and Universal Human Rights
"As the number of 'human rights' multiplies, the differences between a right, a desire, and a felt need become ever more blurred. This important book helps to clear the mind of cant and confusion, displaying a more firm foundation for our indispensable concern for human rights." - (The Rev.) Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of First Things"Learnedly, but also with grace ... Read more