Human Rights and Human Liberties
A Radical Reconsideration of the American Political Tradition
Human Rights and Human Liberties
A Radical Reconsideration of the American Political Tradition
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Basic, natural human rights have been identified as the bulwark against government oppression and tyranny-- by John Locke, for example -- but are always disputed by skeptics on numerous grounds. Human Rights and Human Liberties takes up the challenge of those disputes and argues that human beings do indeed have the fundamental, unalienable rights to their lives, liberty, pursuit of happiness, and so forth -- indeed, to do whatever they will that does not violate the rights of others (even if the exercise of their rights isn't wise, prudent, or civil). That is the meaning of living as free adult men and women, with all the benefits and risks that flow from it. This book is especially germane now that the most prominent legal theorists in the West tend to dismiss basic human rights and even insist they are grants of governments, just as this had been viewed in earlier times when monarchs and such were believed to rule people and grant them some privileges.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface to the 2st edition
Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Human History and Human Natural Rights
Chapter 4 Chapter 2 What Are Human Rights?
Chapter 5 Chapter 3 Human Rights and Good Human Communities
Chapter 6 Chapter 4 Revisiting the Ground of Human Rights
Chapter 7 WChapter 5 ronging Rights
Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Government and Human Rights
Chapter 9 Chapter 7 The Realpolitik and Human Rights
Chapter 10 Chapter 8 Facing some Critical Considerations
Chapter 11 Chapter 9 On the Prospects of Human Rights
Chapter 12 Epilogue
Chapter 13 Endnotes
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 Bibliography
Chapter 16 About the Author
Product details
| Published | Nov 04 2010 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 294 |
| ISBN | 9780761853589 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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