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Birmingham, Peg, 1955-

Hannah Arendt & human rights the predicament of common responsibility / [electronic resource] : Hannah Arendt and human rights Peg Birmingham. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006. - xiii, 161 p. - Studies in Continental thought . - Studies in Continental thought. .

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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Subjects--Personal Names:
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human rights--Philosophy.
Responsibility.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JC251.A74 / B57 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 323.092