Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility

Publication Data

• Title Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility
• Alternative Title Hannah Arendt and human rights
• Author Peg Birmingham
• Publisher Indiana University Press
• Publication date 2006
• Publication location Bloomington, Ind.
• Language English

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.

Topics

• Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975
• Human rights :: Philosophy
• Responsibility

Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility by Peg Birmingham. ISBN 9780253218650. Published by Indiana University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.