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Surprised By Sin: Human Rights And Universality, Tawia Baidoe Ansah
Surprised By Sin: Human Rights And Universality, Tawia Baidoe Ansah
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International human rights law's claim to universality, at the level of normative formation, has been shaped by conceptions of the self over time. The metaphysical reconfigurations of the self, from the Enlightenment to the present, have marked the human rights narrative in particular ways. This essay will suggest that since World War II, a conception of the self within a narrative of rights has been replaced, or at least countermanded, by a conception of sacral evil, with profound implications for the normative claim to universality of the human rights discourse. The essay begins with a synoptic analysis of the rise …
Hands, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
Hands, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
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In this ethnographic short story, the author shows end-of-life communication between grandfather, father, and (grand)daughter.
Mother Mentor: A Tribute To Carolyn Ellis, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
Mother Mentor: A Tribute To Carolyn Ellis, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
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This poem honors the legacy and influence of the author's mentor, Carolyn Ellis, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida.