Philosophical Theory and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights examines the relations and interrelations among theoretical and practical analyses of human rights. Edited by William Sweet, this volume draws on the works of philosophers, political theorists and those involved in the implementation of human rights. The essays, although diverse in method and approach, collectively argue that the language of rights and corresponding legal and political instruments have an important place in contemporary social political philosophy.
Philosophical Theory and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights examines the relations and interrelations among theoretical and practical an...
There can be little dispute that culture influences philosophy: we see this in the way that classical Greek culture influenced Greek philosophy, that Christianity influenced mediaeval western philosophy, that French culture influenced a range of philosophies in France from Cartesianism to post-modernism, and so on. Yet many philosophical texts and traditions have also been introduced into very different cultures and philosophical traditions than their cultures of origin - through war and colonialization, but also through religion and art, and through commercial relations and globalization....
There can be little dispute that culture influences philosophy: we see this in the way that classical Greek culture influenced Greek philosophy, that ...
Offers both an introduction to contemporary discussion in the philosophy of history, and a reassessment of some of the major movements in the philosophy of history since the beginning of the 20th century.
Offers both an introduction to contemporary discussion in the philosophy of history, and a reassessment of some of the major movements in the philosop...
