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Hannah Arendt & human rights [electronic resource] : the predicament of common responsibility / Peg Birmingham.

By: Birmingham, Peg, 1955-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Studies in Continental thought: Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006Description: xiii, 161 p. ; 24 cm.Other title: Hannah Arendt and human rights [Cover title].Subject(s): Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 | Human rights -- Philosophy | ResponsibilityGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 323.092 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-158) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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