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Universal Human Rights, The United Nations, And The Telos Of Human Dignity, William J. Wagner
Universal Human Rights, The United Nations, And The Telos Of Human Dignity, William J. Wagner
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In this short essay, I seek to provide a description of the way the rights framework, by its nature, functions to unify global practice around normative ideals. I then outline obstacles, both theoretical and practical, to the effective functioning of this framework and the advancement of its purpose. Next, I lay out and critique the means that the Church, in its official teaching, proposes for overcoming these obstacles. I conclude by sketching briefly what I understand to be a more adequate program for addressing the impediments that exist to the realization of the aspiration of universal respect for human dignity …