ENGLISH

Value, Respect, and Attachment

By Joseph Raz

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
9780521801805, 052180180X, 9780521000222, 052100022X, 9780511041471, 0511041470, 9780511612732, 0511612737
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511612732
LCC
BJ1012 .R35 2001
Google Books ID
3lI3PwAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL7712476M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
687 kB (703453 bytes)
Series
The Seeley Lectures (4)
Pages
vii, 178 p. ;\188
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2023-08-11 03:49:13

Description

The book is a contribution to the study of values, as they affect both our personal and our public life. It defends the view that values are necessarily universal, on the ground that that is a condition of their intelligibility. It does, however, reject most common conceptions of universality, like those embodied in the writings on human rights. It aims to reconcile the universality of value with (a) the social dependence of value and (b) the centrality to our life of deep attachments to people and countries alike. Building from there, the book explores personal love, the value of life, and the fundamental duty of respect for people.

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