Human Rights and the Art of Listening: A Critical Defense of Universalism
This essay defends human rights as universal human rights. It argues that this does not imply uniformity, but opens up space for heterogeneity through equal rights for all. It also shows how universalism and particular specificity can be reconciled. To enable this, human rights practice requires cul...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2023
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2023, Issue: 4, Pages: 130-135 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human rights
/ Universality
/ Diversity
/ Singularity (Philosophy)
/ Listening
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| RelBib Classification: | NCA Ethics XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Rights
B Catholic Church B Universalum (Theology) |
| Summary: | This essay defends human rights as universal human rights. It argues that this does not imply uniformity, but opens up space for heterogeneity through equal rights for all. It also shows how universalism and particular specificity can be reconciled. To enable this, human rights practice requires cultivating the art of empathic listening. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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