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Author Birmingham, Peg, 1955-

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

Imprint Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.

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Description xiii, 161 p.
Series Studies in Continental thought
Studies in Continental thought.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-158) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.
Human rights -- Philosophy.
Responsibility.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
Cover Title Hannah Arendt and human rights
ISBN 0253218659 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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