What are Human Rights?
Jun 27, 2010According to the Declaration of Independence, the basic human rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are God-given.
Watch this classic, must-see debate between two of the most prominent intellectuals of the 20th century: Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault. The hour-long debate traverses a broad intellectual course—from human nature and objective truth to Marxism and the value of justice. I promise it'll invigorate your day (intellectually).
For the link to the video, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wfNl2L0Gf8
According to the Declaration of Independence, the basic human rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are God-given.
Some psychologists claim to have demonstrated that humans are systematically, deeply and perhaps irredeemably irrational in their reasoning and decision making.
The philosopher John Locke thought we had no innate ideas; our minds are blank slates, upon which experience writes.
The ideas of Karl Marx vie with those of Rousseau, Locke and Jefferson for shaping the politics of the twentieth century.
We've all heard a disenchanted teenager claim that everything is relative and that there is no absolute morality or truth.
You might think our thoughts simply determine what we say. But maybe the language we speak is what really determines the thoughts we can have.
What constitutes a just society? What are the obligations of liberal democracies to ensure the rights and well-being of the citizens of other countries?
According to the Declaration of Independence, the basic human rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are God-given.
Some psychologists claim to have demonstrated that humans are systematically, deeply and perhaps irredeemably irrational in their reasoning and decision making.
The philosopher John Locke thought we had no innate ideas; our minds are blank slates, upon which experience writes.
The ideas of Karl Marx vie with those of Rousseau, Locke and Jefferson for shaping the politics of the twentieth century.
We've all heard a disenchanted teenager claim that everything is relative and that there is no absolute morality or truth.
You might think our thoughts simply determine what we say. But maybe the language we speak is what really determines the thoughts we can have.
What constitutes a just society? What are the obligations of liberal democracies to ensure the rights and well-being of the citizens of other countries?