Hannah Arendt & human rights [electronic resource] : the predicament of common responsibility / Peg Birmingham.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Studies in Continental thoughtPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.Description: xiii, 161 pOther title:
  • Hannah Arendt and human rights [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 323.092 22
LOC classification:
  • JC251.A74 B57 2006eb
Online resources:
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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