The Philosophy of Human Rights
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The Philosophy of Human Rights by Patrick Hayden
The Philosophy of Human Rights brings together an extensive collection of classical and contemporary writings on the topic of human rights, including genocide, ethnic cleansing, minority cultures, gay and lesbian rights, and the environment, providing an exceptionally comprehensive introduction. Sources include authors such as Aristotle, Cicero, Thomas Aquinas, Confucius, Hobbes, Locke, rant. Marx, Gandhi. Hart, Feinberg, Nussbaum, the Dalai Lama, Derrida, Lyocard and Rorty. Ideal for courses in human rights, social theory, ethical theory, and political science, each reading; begins with a brief introduction, and is followed with study questions and suggested further readings.
Patrick Hayden is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern State University. He is the author of Multiplicity and Becoming: The Pluralist Empiricism of Gilles Deleuze (1998), the editor of The Philosophy of Human Rights (2001) and has published widely on contemporary philosophy, human rights and the work of John Rawls.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781557787903 |
| ISBN 10 | 1557787905 |
| Title | The Philosophy of Human Rights |
| Author | Patrick Hayden |
| Series | Paragon Issues In Philosophy |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Paragon House Publishers |
| Year published | 2001-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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