Which practice? – Rescuing the practical conception of human rights
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DOI: 10.1080/13698230.2020.1859226
Abstract: In his The Idea of Human Rights, Charles Beitz offers a criticism of what he calls ‘naturalistic’ conceptions of human rights that has since become seminal. He argues that philosophers have largely... read more here.
Keywords: practical conception; rescuing practical; philosophy; practice rescuing ... See more keywords
Containing the Self-Interested Individual: Moral Scepticism of Political Parties in Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1177/1868103420901921
Abstract: In this article, I examine a persistent set of concerns regarding the political party system in Myanmar that I read as emerging in response to a Theravāda Buddhist-grounded conception of human nature as inherently self-centred,… read more here.
Keywords: self interested; conception human; interested individual; individual moral ... See more keywords