Abstract
In this short piece, I suggest that Seyla Benhabib?s discourse-theoretic account of human rights succeeds in avoiding the charge of anti-parochialism only at the cost of failing to provide concrete and plausible enough guidance in identifying the holders, duty-bearers, and objects of human rights. I then conclude with a few reflections on what type of guidance may be plausibly expected from a discourse-theoretic approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 674-680 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- human rights
- discourse theory
- parochialism
- universalism
- political- vs. natural-rights views