HUMR 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Genetically Modified Organism, Basic Belief
6 Feb 2018
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Readings: magna carta: foundational ideas for other human rights documents, reflects on the worldview of the middle ages (4th-14th century, today, its content is not recognized by the law. 4 characteristics of the worldview of the middle ages: society is divided into different orders (estates) Could argue that people today are still divided based on socio-economic status, however this is not a basis for determining what rights someone may have: orders are organized in hierarchical fashion. Rights/privileges determined by one"s rank: the order you belong in is the one into which you are born. One"s place in society is determined at birth: there is no way to move up or down the hierarchy, magna carta talks about rights in the context of a hierarchical society. Doesn"t recognize inherent rights of human beings. Doesn"t speak generally; conditions are only granted to individuals of specific status (earls, barons, knights, etc. )
