But to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justice
The essay critically engages Woltertorff's account of justice by challenging the political status of its archeological defence of rights language, its prioritizing of 'primary' and therefore 'procedural' justice, its suggestion to think of rights as 'social bonds'...
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description | The essay critically engages Woltertorff's account of justice by challenging the political status of its archeological defence of rights language, its prioritizing of 'primary' and therefore 'procedural' justice, its suggestion to think of rights as 'social bonds' and the validity of subjecting God and world under one and the same concept of 'worth'. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:6eed473e-46f4-4307-95ac-5c5af4c273512022-03-26T19:27:32ZBut to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justiceJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6eed473e-46f4-4307-95ac-5c5af4c27351Christianity and Christian spiritualityTheology and ReligionEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetSAGE Publications2010Wannenwetsch, BSociety for the Study of Christian EthicsThe essay critically engages Woltertorff's account of justice by challenging the political status of its archeological defence of rights language, its prioritizing of 'primary' and therefore 'procedural' justice, its suggestion to think of rights as 'social bonds' and the validity of subjecting God and world under one and the same concept of 'worth'. |
spellingShingle | Christianity and Christian spirituality Theology and Religion Wannenwetsch, B But to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justice |
title | But to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justice |
title_full | But to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justice |
title_fullStr | But to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justice |
title_full_unstemmed | But to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justice |
title_short | But to do right . . . Why the language of 'rights' does not do justice to justice |
title_sort | but to do right why the language of rights does not do justice to justice |
topic | Christianity and Christian spirituality Theology and Religion |
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