CAS IR 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Free Market, Kantianism, Profit Motive

• School: Boston University
• Department: International Relations
• Course: CAS IR 352
• Professor: Michael Woldemariam

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Human rights continuum: two extreme sides: radical universalism , radical universal: human rights are absolute, people innately. |radical relativism believe in human rights, human rights are truth (with a capital t) that we should be relating to everyone. Cultures vary too widely for common concept of human rights. Argument: collective over the individual very westernized idea that doesn"t get applied everywhere. Humans are not autonomous subjects but social constructs. Questions the truth (with a capital t) All of our ideas are socially constructed therefore they. Human rights continuum: really can"t be true: radical universalism | What is the basis of donnelly"s argument for universalism: consensus across the world that human rights. People are deserving of human rights simply because they are human is key argument this is an overlapping consensus . Come to the same conclusion that we need human rights. Human rights have become a hegemonic discourse (page. Most states have signed onto the main treaties.