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Egalitarian Rights Recognition: A Political Theory of Human Rights
Matt Hann
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Hardback. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
This book takes a distinctive and innovative approach to a relatively under-explored question, namely: Why do we have human rights? Much political discourse simply proceeds from the idea that humans have rights because they are human without seriously interrogating this notion. Egalitarian Rights Recognition offers an account of how human rights are created and how they may be seen to be legitimate: rights are created through social recognition. By combining readings of 19th Century English philosopher T.H. Green with 20th Century political theorist Hannah Arendt, the author constructs a new theory of the social recognition of rights. He challenges both ... Read more
This book takes a distinctive and innovative approach to a relatively under-explored question, namely: Why do we have human rights? Much political discourse simply proceeds from the idea that humans have rights because they are human without seriously interrogating this notion. Egalitarian Rights Recognition offers an account of how human rights are created and how they may be seen to be legitimate: rights are created through social recognition. By combining readings of 19th Century English philosopher T.H. Green with 20th Century political theorist Hannah Arendt, the author constructs a new theory of the social recognition of rights. He challenges both ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
International Political Theory
Condition
New
Number of Pages
197
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137595966
SKU
V9781137595966
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About Matt Hann
Matt Hann received his PhD in political theory, focussing on the theoretical justifications of human rights, in 2014 from Durham University, UK. Before this, he studied at Durham and at Universitat Konstanz, Germany. He has published work in journals including Political Theory and the Journal of Moral Philosophy.
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