Genocide and Human Rights: A Philosophical Guide 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Roth, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403935483 ISBN-13: 9781403935489 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Genocide is evil or nothing could be. It raises a host of questions about humanity, rights, justice, and reality, which are key areas of concern for philosophy. Strangely, however, philosophers have tended to ignore genocide. Even more problematic, philosophy and philosophers bear more responsibility for genocide than they have usually admitted. In Genocide and Human Rights: A Philosophical Guide, an international group of twenty-five contemporary philosophers work to correct those deficiencies by showing how philosophy can and should repsond to genocide, particularly in ways that defend human rights. |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Dewey: 179.7 |
LCCN: 2005046340 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.58" W x 8.58" (1.08 lbs) 376 pages |
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Publisher Description: Genocide is evil or nothing could be. It raises a host of questions about humanity, rights, justice, and reality, which are key areas of concern for philosophy. Strangely, however, philosophers have tended to ignore genocide. Even more problematic, philosophy and philosophers bear more responsibility for genocide than they have usually admitted. In Genocide and Human Rights: A Philosophical Guide, an international group of twenty-five contemporary philosophers work to correct those deficiencies by showing how philosophy can and should respond to genocide, particularly in ways that defend human rights. |