Critical Theory and Human Rights From Compassion to Coercion |
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| Author:
| McGrogan, David |
| Series title: | Critical Theory and Contemporary Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-3183-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2021 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | Free of charge contact
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Book Description:
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This book describes the evolution of the human rights movement into a grand managerial project, rooted in compassion, with the aim of improving universal welfare by defining the conditions of human well-being and imposing obligations on the state and other actors to realise them. It argues that this is ultimately antagonistic to individual freedom.
This book describes the evolution of the human rights movement into a grand managerial project, rooted in compassion, with the aim of improving universal welfare by defining the conditions of human well-being and imposing obligations on the state and other actors to realise them. It argues that this is ultimately antagonistic to individual freedom.