UnivIS
Informationssystem der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg © Config eG 
FAU Logo
  Sammlung/Stundenplan    Modulbelegung Home  |  Rechtliches  |  Kontakt  |  Hilfe    
Suche:      Semester:   
 Lehr-
veranstaltungen
   Personen/
Einrichtungen
   Räume   Forschungs-
bericht
   Publi-
kationen
   Internat.
Kontakte
   Examens-
arbeiten
   Telefon &
E-Mail
 
 
 Darstellung
 
Druckansicht

 
 
 Außerdem im UnivIS
 
Vorlesungs- und Modulverzeichnis nach Studiengängen

Vorlesungsverzeichnis

 
 
Veranstaltungskalender

Stellenangebote

Möbel-/Rechnerbörse

 
 
Einrichtungen >> Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie (Phil) >> Department Anglistik/Amerikanistik und Romanistik >> Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik >> Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik, insbesondere nordamerikanische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft (Prof. Dr. Paul) >>

  Universal Rights for a Fragmented World? Principles and Pitfalls in the Philosophy of Human Rights [Import]

Dozent/in
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heiner Bielefeldt

Angaben
Vorlesung
2 SWS, ECTS-Studium, ECTS-Credits: 5
Master, Sprache Englisch
Zeit und Ort: Do 10:15 - 11:45, KH 1.022 (außer Do 7.2.2019); Einzeltermin am 7.2.2019 12:00 - 14:00, Gr. Hörsaal Bismarckstr. 1a

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
Die regelmäßige Teilnahme an allen zwei Teilen der Veranstaltung (Vorlesung, Seminar) ist für alle Studierende verpflichtend. Der Leistungsnachweis wird über die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an einer 90-minütigen Abschlussklausur erworben.
Die Anmeldung für die Veranstaltung erfolgt über studon.

Inhalt
Human rights are rights held by all human beings equally. They claim universal validity across national, regional and cultural boundaries. Without the aspiration of universalism, the very concept of human rights would cease to make much sense. In retrospect, however, it seems obvious that the historical human rights declarations, starting from the Virginia Bill of Rights (1776), have always displayed aspects of particularism. While headlines, such as “rights of man” or “droits de l’homme” betray an androcentric bias, experiences of people from lower social strata, persons with disabilities, religious and ethnic minorities, indigenous peoples and others may have had merely limited, if any, impact on the formulation of human rights declarations. Moreover, the very idea of human rights has attracted objections that it one-sidedly reflects a European worldview or a Western way of life, which allegedly fail to meet the demands of people from other parts of the world. Do we have to conclude that the aspiration of universal human rights is but an empty illusion? Before tackling that central question, we have to define the claims of human rights and their inherent limitations. Subsequently, we will deal with the “textbook version” of the genesis of human rights in comparison to more critical, innovative readings of their historical development. We will analyse the relationship between individual rights and communitarian solidarity and explore the specific “secularity” of human rights claims as opposed to notions of divine rights. Another subject of investigation will be the interrelatedness of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. A question that has found increasing attention is how freedom of religion or belief can be reconciled with claims of gender-equality or the emancipation of sexual minorities. The lecture will furthermore explore possible tensions between human rights and democracy. If there is any time left towards the end, we might also deal with controversial ideas of an evolutionary self-transcendence of humanity towards a “post-humanist” stadium and possible dangers arising from such futuristic visions. The lecture series belongs to the mandatory module “human rights” within the Masters programme “Political Science”. It is also part of the “Human Rights Master” syllabus. Students will have access to background material through “StudOn”.

Empfohlene Literatur
Die Literatur wird über studon zur Verfügung gestellt.

ECTS-Informationen:
Title:
: Universal Rights for a Fragmented World? Principles and Pitfalls in the Philosophy of Human Rights

Credits: 5

Zusätzliche Informationen
Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 100
Für diese Lehrveranstaltung ist eine Anmeldung erforderlich.
Die Anmeldung erfolgt über: StudOn

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester WS 2018/2019:
Menschenrechte (AM6b)

UnivIS ist ein Produkt der Config eG, Buckenhof