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Rights Talk : the Impoverishment of Political Discourse by Mary Ann Glendon is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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Product Description-- Political Speech In The United States Is Undergoing A Crisis. Glendon's Acclaimed Book Traces The Evolution Of The Strident Language Of Rights In America And Shows How It Has Captured The Nation's Devotion To Individualism And Liberty, But Omitted The American Traditions Of Hospitality And Care For The Community. The Land Of Rights -- The Illusion Of Absoluteness -- The Lone Rights-bearer -- The Missing Language Of Responsibility -- The Missing Dimension Of Sociality -- Rights Insularity -- Refining The Rhetoric Of Rights. Mary Ann Glendon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 185-209) And Index.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mary Ann Glendon
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780029118238
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Law, Fiction, Philosophy
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (64 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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