Human Rights: Feminist and Gender-Philosophical Perspectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783643912138)

In this volume thirteen essays highlight the subject of human rights from different points of view. The guiding questions include the following: Can feminists and gender researchers ground their commitment to greater gender justice in human rights? Is there a single concept of human rights? Do human rights include individual rights or group rights? Are the demands of human rights addressed to institutions or to individuals? Is there an intrinsic moment of Eurocentrism within human rights? Are human rights a moral or legal measure, or somewhere in between? Who is recognized as a human being?

Angela Kallhoff is Professor of Ethics with special emphasis of Applied Ethics and Chair of Ethics at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna.

Brigitte Buchhammer is philosopher. teaches at various universities, lectures in Vienna, Berlin, Paderborn, Stuttgart, Athen, Washington, Linz, Zürich.

Author: Lit Verlag
ISBN-10: 3643912137
ISBN-13: 9783643912138
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2021
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback