Communitarianism and Collective Rights
Abstract: The article distinguishes metaphysical from practical communitarianism. Metaphysical communitarianism is alleged to involve a concealed ideological element, which leads its adherents to stereotypes when trying to capture the essence of the modern self. The claim is examined that minorities, or other ethnic and cultural groups have collective rights, either moral or legal in nature. Justifications of collective rights resorting to the value of cultural identity are said to be in need of explaining why the proper way of protecting such value is through rights. It is argued that practical communitarianism’s case for collective rights needs embracing meta-normative and normative relativism, whose application to political action yields consequences at odds with widespread ethical intuitions.
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Communitarianism and Collective Rights ; volume:17 ; number:1 ; year:1995 ; pages:67-92 ; extent:26
Analyse & Kritik ; 17, Heft 1 (1995), 67-92 (gesamt 26)
- Creator
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Spector, Horacio
- DOI
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10.1515/auk-1995-0106
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404171600043.754727319476
- Rights
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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