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Ignatieff, Michael, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry / Michael Ignatieff; ed. by Amy Gutmann. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2011] ©2001 1 online resource (216 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda The University Center for Human Values Series ; 39 Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- HUMAN RIGHTS AS POLITICS AND IDOLATRY -- Human Rights as Politics -- Human Rights as Idolatry -- COMMENTS -- Grounding Human Rights -- Debates with the PTA and Others -- The Moral Imagination and Human Rights -- Relativism and Religion -- RESPONSE TO COMMENTATORS -- Dignity and Agency -- Contributors -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Michael Ignatieff draws on his extensive experience as a writer and commentator on world affairs to present a penetrating account of the successes, failures, and prospects of the human rights revolution. Since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, this revolution has brought the world moral progress and broken the nation-state's monopoly on the conduct of international affairs. But it has also faced challenges. Ignatieff argues that human rights activists have rightly drawn criticism from Asia, the Islamic world, and within the West itself for being overambitious and unwilling to accept limits. It is now time, he writes, for activists to embrace a more modest agenda and to reestablish the balance between the rights of states and the rights of citizens. Ignatieff begins by examining the politics of human rights, assessing when it is appropriate to use the fact of human rights abuse to justify intervention in other countries. He then explores the ideas that underpin human rights, warning that human rights must not become an idolatry. In the spirit of Isaiah Berlin, he argues that human rights can command universal assent only if they are designed to protect and enhance the capacity of individuals to lead the lives they wish. By embracing this approach and recognizing that state sovereignty is the best guarantee against chaos, Ignatieff concludes, Western nations will have a better chance of extending the real progress of the past fifty years. Throughout, Ignatieff balances idealism with a sure sense of practical reality earned from his years of travel in zones of war and political turmoil around the globe. Based on the Tanner Lectures that Ignatieff delivered at Princeton University's Center for Human Values in 2000, the book includes two chapters by Ignatieff, an introduction by Amy Gutmann, comments by four leading scholars--K. Anthony Appiah, David A. Hollinger, Thomas W. Laqueur, and Diane F. Orentlicher--and a response by Ignatieff. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021) Human rights. Political science Philosophy. World politics. PHILOSOPHY / Political. bisacsh Appiah, K. Anthony, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Appiah, Kwame Anthony. Gutmann, Amy, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Gutmann, Amy, editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Hollinger, David A. Hollinger, David A., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Ignatieff, Michael, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Laqueur, Thomas W. Laqueur, Thomas W., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Orentlicher, Diane F. Orentlicher, Diane F., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691088938 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400842841 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400842841 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400842841.jpg |
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