Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility / Peg Birmingham.
By: Birmingham, Peg
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BookSeries: Studies in Continental thought. Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006Description: xiii, 161 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0253218659 (pbk. : alk. paper).Other title: Hannah Arendt and human rights [Cover title].Subject(s): Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 | Human rights -- Philosophy | ResponsibilityDDC classification: 323.092 Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Introduction: the problem of human rights -- The event of natality: the ontological foundation of human rights -- The principle of initium: freedom, power, and the right to have rights -- The principle of givenness: appearance, singularity, and the right to have rights -- The predicament of common responsibility -- Conclusion: the political institution of the right to have rights.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-158) and index.
Introduction: the problem of human rights -- The event of natality: the ontological foundation of human rights -- The principle of initium: freedom, power, and the right to have rights -- The principle of givenness: appearance, singularity, and the right to have rights -- The predicament of common responsibility -- Conclusion: the political institution of the right to have rights.
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