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Critical theory and human rights : From compassion to coercion
Author
Title
Critical theory and human rights : From compassion to coercion / David McGrogan.
ISBN
9781526131836
1526131838
9781526131829
Publication
Manchester [UK] : Manchester University Press, 2021.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (280 pages).
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Summary
This book describes the evolution of the human rights movement into a grand managerial project, rooted in compassion, with the aim of improving universal welfare by defining the conditions of human well-being and imposing obligations on the state and other actors to realise them. It argues that this is ultimately antagonistic to individual freedom.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2023
Series
Critical theory and contemporary society
Contents
Introduction
Solipsism and imperialism
Between Nomos and Telos
Human rights' directing idea
The governmentalisation of global human rights governance
Tactics rather than laws
Nothing but rejoicing
Conclusion.
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