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The sacredness of the person : a new genealogy of human rights

Title
The sacredness of the person : a new genealogy of human rights / Hans Joas ; Alex Skinner, translator.
Author
Joas, Hans, 1948-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013.

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Additional Authors
Skinner, Alex
Description
xi, 219 pages; 22 cm
Uniform Title
Sakralität der Person. English
Alternative Title
Sakralität der Person.
Subject
  • Human rights > History
  • Human rights > Religious aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index.
Contents
The charisma of reason : the genesis of human rights -- Punishment and respect : the sacralization of the person and the forces threatening it -- Violence and human dignity : how experiences become rights -- Neither Kant nor Nietzsche : what is affirmative genealogy? -- Soul and gift : the human being as image and child of God -- Value generalization : the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the plurality of cultures.
Call Number
JFD 13-2495
ISBN
  • 9781589019690 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1589019695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012037547
OCLC
812791707
Author
Joas, Hans, 1948- author.
Title
The sacredness of the person : a new genealogy of human rights / Hans Joas ; Alex Skinner, translator.
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index.
Added Author
Skinner, Alex, translator.
Research Call Number
JFD 13-2495
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