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portada The Politics of the Human (The Seeley Lectures)
Type
Physical Book
Year
2015
Language
English
Pages
157
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9781107093973

The Politics of the Human (The Seeley Lectures)

Anne Phillips (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Hardcover

The Politics of the Human (The Seeley Lectures) - Anne Phillips

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Synopsis "The Politics of the Human (The Seeley Lectures)"

The human is a central reference point for human rights. But who or what is that human? And given its long history of exclusiveness, when so many of those now recognised as human were denied the name, how much confidence can we attach to the term? This book works towards a sense of the human that does without substantive accounts of 'humanity' while also avoiding their opposite – the contentless versions that deny important differences such as race, gender and sexuality. Drawing inspiration from Hannah Arendt's anti-foundationalism, Phillips rejects the idea of 'humanness' as grounded in essential characteristics we can be shown to share. She stresses instead the human as claim and commitment, as enactment and politics of equality. In doing so, she engages with a range of contemporary debates on human dignity, humanism, and post-humanism, and argues that none of these is necessary to a strong politics of the human.

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