Who is my neighbor?: personalism and the foundations of human rights

Part one: Rights in the crosshairs -- Defining human rights -- Some needed nuances -- The church and human rights -- Part two: The case against rights -- The accusation of nonexistence -- The accusation of inseparability -- The accusation of innovation -- Part three: A new solution to an old problem...

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Main Author: Williams, Thomas D. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC Catholic University of America Press c 2005
In:Year: 2005
Reviews:[Rezension von: Williams, Thomas D., Who is my Neighbor? Personalism and the Foundations of Human Rights] (2006) (Haffner, Paul)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Natural law / Religion / Catholic parish
B Human rights / Religion / Catholic parish
B Neo-Scholasticism
B Personalism
Further subjects:B Human Rights Religious aspects Catholic Church
B Neo-scholasticism
B Natural Law Religious aspects Catholic Church
B Personalism
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Summary:Part one: Rights in the crosshairs -- Defining human rights -- Some needed nuances -- The church and human rights -- Part two: The case against rights -- The accusation of nonexistence -- The accusation of inseparability -- The accusation of innovation -- Part three: A new solution to an old problem : thomistic personalism -- A personalism primer -- The person according to personalism -- Dignity and its due -- The two loves -- From love to human rights -- Christ and human dignity -- Part four: Human rights and classical ethics -- Natural law -- Natural justice -- Natural rights in classical theory -- Part five: Towards an ethics of solidarity -- Who is my neighbor?
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-334) and index
ISBN:0813213916