The universal human rights concept

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Summaries   |   05/07/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « We have to examine what cultural relativism means and its problems, secondly the possibility of universality for human rights, thirdly why the case of China is ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Cultural relativism . Universality of human rights. The case of China. Conclusion. Bibliography ....»

The universal human rights concept and its roots in Western political thought

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « In this acceptance, universality of human rights does not exist, and this theory is nothing but a myth created by the West as a mean of pressure against the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The cultural relativist model.. Community: Basic social unit.. The book Human rights and International Relations.. The doctrine of cultural relativism.. China's focus on community and obligations.. The claim that human rights are...»

European social philosophy: A look at human need in Hegel's "Modern civil society"

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Book review   |   07/10/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « s] natural immediacy and gives human individuals an The individual exhibits his universality by participating in on, the subsistence, welfare and rights of all ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The first principle, according to Hegel.. All individuals in modern civil society are interdependent.. The individual continues to consciously acknowledge himself as being alone.. Hegel argues even further on multiplication and particularization of...»

What is the relation (if any) between virtue and human flourishing?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « First, Nussbaum has explained the problem of universality; even if also some other variables of a human life which the education we receive, the rights we can ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Virtues.. A character trait which makes its possessor good. . Distinguishing between virtues, moral motivation and utilitarianism?. Julia Annas and the central role of reasoning in the application of the virtues. . We cannot practise...»

How can MacIntyre claim that some traditions, but not others, can escape the problem of incommensurability in their moral reasoning?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « of ignorance (Rawls) or inalienable rights of each He conceives practice as a cooperative human activity having MacIntyre sees aspiration to universality as a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Determining how MacIntyre can claim that some theories can escape the problem of incommensurability.. MacIntyre's strong commitment to contextualism.. Criticisms of MacIntyre's work.. MacIntyre's rejection of modernity and its...»

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