Relying on local culture to further human rights: the receptor approach
... Female circumcision often serves to enhance marriagabilty through preservation of virginity. Under those circumstances a so-called pledge society is likely to be an effective remedy. In the countries were female circumcision serves marriagability, the mothers of the girls subjected to the practice u ...
... Female circumcision often serves to enhance marriagabilty through preservation of virginity. Under those circumstances a so-called pledge society is likely to be an effective remedy. In the countries were female circumcision serves marriagability, the mothers of the girls subjected to the practice u ...
AR Philosophy - Animal Liberation Front
... This can be demonstrated by asking a person why he has compassion for human beings. Typically he’ll agree that his compassion does not stem from the fact that humans: 1) do math, 2) speak French, or 3) go bowling. Instead, he’ll say that it stems from the fact that humans can suffer, feel pain, be h ...
... This can be demonstrated by asking a person why he has compassion for human beings. Typically he’ll agree that his compassion does not stem from the fact that humans: 1) do math, 2) speak French, or 3) go bowling. Instead, he’ll say that it stems from the fact that humans can suffer, feel pain, be h ...
AR Primer - Animal Liberation Front
... This can be demonstrated by asking a person why he has compassion for human beings. Typically he’ll agree that his compassion does not stem from the fact that humans: 1) do math, 2) speak French, or 3) go bowling. Instead, he’ll say that it stems from the fact that humans can suffer, feel pain, be h ...
... This can be demonstrated by asking a person why he has compassion for human beings. Typically he’ll agree that his compassion does not stem from the fact that humans: 1) do math, 2) speak French, or 3) go bowling. Instead, he’ll say that it stems from the fact that humans can suffer, feel pain, be h ...
The philosophy of human rights I
... in particular whether legislation must be the principal, or even a necessary, means of implementation of human rights? 5. Can economic and social rights (the so-called second generation rights) be reasonably included among human rights? 6. Last but not least, how can proposals of human rights be def ...
... in particular whether legislation must be the principal, or even a necessary, means of implementation of human rights? 5. Can economic and social rights (the so-called second generation rights) be reasonably included among human rights? 6. Last but not least, how can proposals of human rights be def ...
Are human rights ethnocentric
... a class of rules, and rules must by definition apply to more than one person because they prescribe how X should behave to Y. For example, the right of free speech only makes sense if there is someone else to listen; the right to property assumes that there is someone else to take it away; and the r ...
... a class of rules, and rules must by definition apply to more than one person because they prescribe how X should behave to Y. For example, the right of free speech only makes sense if there is someone else to listen; the right to property assumes that there is someone else to take it away; and the r ...
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... further argued that the female perspective and its ethic of responsibility which put relationship first had been ignored by others in her field. Highlighting Gender Difference Gilligan included in her book two interviews that were part of Lawrence Kohlberg's 1973 study of individual views on the rig ...
... further argued that the female perspective and its ethic of responsibility which put relationship first had been ignored by others in her field. Highlighting Gender Difference Gilligan included in her book two interviews that were part of Lawrence Kohlberg's 1973 study of individual views on the rig ...
Corporations and Human Rights—Lecture Outline UN effort to
... (Sjoberg 2009) Power of Corporations in Modern World is greater than that of most nations (financially). Yet Corporations are product of the nation state and its laws. Key features of Corps. - are poorly suited for moral or social accountability. Some of these key features are: “Legal personality” ...
... (Sjoberg 2009) Power of Corporations in Modern World is greater than that of most nations (financially). Yet Corporations are product of the nation state and its laws. Key features of Corps. - are poorly suited for moral or social accountability. Some of these key features are: “Legal personality” ...
Moral Theory Notes
... that sense will maximize happiness in the long run. However, one could agree with Mill on the origin of justice, and disagree with his reasons for its morality. In other words, some people argue (Kant for example) that human beings really have rights, apart from any utilitarian claim that it is usef ...
... that sense will maximize happiness in the long run. However, one could agree with Mill on the origin of justice, and disagree with his reasons for its morality. In other words, some people argue (Kant for example) that human beings really have rights, apart from any utilitarian claim that it is usef ...
lmephilosophical school one
... and order in society and legal restrictions can be justified only if they promote the freedom of individuals in the society. ...
... and order in society and legal restrictions can be justified only if they promote the freedom of individuals in the society. ...
Key Principles of Catholic Social Teaching
... All people have a right to participate in the economic, political, and cultural life of society. It is a fundamental demand of justice and a requirement for human dignity that all people be assured a minimum level of participation in the community. Conversely, it is wrong for a person or a group to ...
... All people have a right to participate in the economic, political, and cultural life of society. It is a fundamental demand of justice and a requirement for human dignity that all people be assured a minimum level of participation in the community. Conversely, it is wrong for a person or a group to ...
Consent, Obligation, and the Social Contract: John Locke John
... To repeat: The authority of government is based on consent; we provide that consent only in order to better protect our life, f liberty, and property, So, a government that fails to provide the order and protection that we contracted for, or which restricts our liberty in ways contrary to the law ...
... To repeat: The authority of government is based on consent; we provide that consent only in order to better protect our life, f liberty, and property, So, a government that fails to provide the order and protection that we contracted for, or which restricts our liberty in ways contrary to the law ...
Project Team Development
... the most good for the most people, giving equal consideration to everyone affected – Rule-Utilitarianism is applying those rules that if generally adopted would produce the most good for the most people – Act-Utilitarianism is applying rules in order to produce the most good for the most people invo ...
... the most good for the most people, giving equal consideration to everyone affected – Rule-Utilitarianism is applying those rules that if generally adopted would produce the most good for the most people – Act-Utilitarianism is applying rules in order to produce the most good for the most people invo ...
Moral Rights
... The rightness or wrongness of the actions themselves are not judged, But rather their consequences. How are the costs and benefits of no monetary stakes, such as health, safety, and public welfare, measured? Utilitarianism as a principle does not consider the individual because their interests are n ...
... The rightness or wrongness of the actions themselves are not judged, But rather their consequences. How are the costs and benefits of no monetary stakes, such as health, safety, and public welfare, measured? Utilitarianism as a principle does not consider the individual because their interests are n ...
normative theories of ir
... In that case, individuals must submit and accept to live according to the limitations set by the highest authority, ie, the state. This is however rejected and challenged by the Cosmopolitan mindset which brings in a universal notion to normative matters in IR cosmopolitan approach; posits that all ...
... In that case, individuals must submit and accept to live according to the limitations set by the highest authority, ie, the state. This is however rejected and challenged by the Cosmopolitan mindset which brings in a universal notion to normative matters in IR cosmopolitan approach; posits that all ...
Government Beliefs of Locke, Hobbes, Montesquieu, and Rousseau
... original liberty, and by the establishment of the new [government] provide for their own safety and security.” – John Locke ...
... original liberty, and by the establishment of the new [government] provide for their own safety and security.” – John Locke ...
john locke
... are good or evil if they correspond to a pleasure or pain. Thus, being moral means choosing or “willing” what is good. Obviously there will be several opinions about what is the good. There will be an opinion from the community one lives in. There will also be rules from government, and rules or law ...
... are good or evil if they correspond to a pleasure or pain. Thus, being moral means choosing or “willing” what is good. Obviously there will be several opinions about what is the good. There will be an opinion from the community one lives in. There will also be rules from government, and rules or law ...
Right
... Adding to Our Vocabulary A common moral concept that we have not yet considered is the concept of a Right: a legal or moral claim (entitlement) to do or refrain from doing something or to choose or not choose to have something done to them. This is a particularly important concept for Business ...
... Adding to Our Vocabulary A common moral concept that we have not yet considered is the concept of a Right: a legal or moral claim (entitlement) to do or refrain from doing something or to choose or not choose to have something done to them. This is a particularly important concept for Business ...
French Revolution
... same way, make the design visible to the people, and they cannot but feel what they lie under, and see whither they are going; it is not to be wondered at, that they should then rouse themselves, and endeavor to put the rule into such hands which may secure to them the ends for which government was ...
... same way, make the design visible to the people, and they cannot but feel what they lie under, and see whither they are going; it is not to be wondered at, that they should then rouse themselves, and endeavor to put the rule into such hands which may secure to them the ends for which government was ...
Enlightenment Thinker Ideas Book
... Thinker: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire Books: Leviathan, Two Treaties on Government, The Spirit of Laws, The Social Contract, Candide Enlightenment Thinker ...
... Thinker: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire Books: Leviathan, Two Treaties on Government, The Spirit of Laws, The Social Contract, Candide Enlightenment Thinker ...
Name: Date: Universal Human Rights (“Ethical Absolutism
... Meta-ethics debate: Are the rights of humans universal, or do they depend upon the particular norms of their cultural context? In 1948, just after the death and destruction caused by the Second World War, the United Nations (UN) established the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). These rig ...
... Meta-ethics debate: Are the rights of humans universal, or do they depend upon the particular norms of their cultural context? In 1948, just after the death and destruction caused by the Second World War, the United Nations (UN) established the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). These rig ...
Khantian Ethics: Rights Approach
... is worthy of respect. Human dignity gives rise to fundamental rights.” ...
... is worthy of respect. Human dignity gives rise to fundamental rights.” ...
1 The Philosophy of the Enlightenment Lecture 9 (notes) 1. Hand
... In combatting this, Grotius reverted to Platonism. “For experience could never reveal what law and justice are in themselves” (Cassirer 237); rather they “involve the concept of a correspondence, a harmony and proportion, which would remain valid even if it were never realized in a single concrete i ...
... In combatting this, Grotius reverted to Platonism. “For experience could never reveal what law and justice are in themselves” (Cassirer 237); rather they “involve the concept of a correspondence, a harmony and proportion, which would remain valid even if it were never realized in a single concrete i ...
Business Ethics in an International Context
... correct does not make it correct. It is inconsistent with the concept of a moral reformer, someone who argues against the views of the majority based on ethical principles. The strongest argument against ethical relativism would be to defend universal moral norms (see next essay by Arnold). ...
... correct does not make it correct. It is inconsistent with the concept of a moral reformer, someone who argues against the views of the majority based on ethical principles. The strongest argument against ethical relativism would be to defend universal moral norms (see next essay by Arnold). ...
EHR 3106 Contemporary Ethical and Human Rights Issues
... Understand what the contemporary ethical and human rights issues To critical assesses the contemporary ethical and human rights challenges Develop skills of resolving contemporary moral and human rights dilemmas Develop skills of ethical and human rights analysis Course outline Contemporary ethical ...
... Understand what the contemporary ethical and human rights issues To critical assesses the contemporary ethical and human rights challenges Develop skills of resolving contemporary moral and human rights dilemmas Develop skills of ethical and human rights analysis Course outline Contemporary ethical ...