Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility / Peg Birmingham.

Author/creator Birmingham, Peg, 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxii, 161 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Cover title Hannah Arendt and human rights
SeriesStudies in Continental thought
Studies in Continental thought. ^A257541
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [143]-158) and index.
LCCN 2006006223
ISBN0253218659 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253218650 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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