The idea of human rights has become foundational in our legal system. Rights also bridge morality and politics, and can underpin our sense of what it means to be human. But where do rights come from? Can non-human beings have rights? And does the rights model reinforce individualism? We discuss the advantages and limitations of the rights model and ask if we can think-philosophically, ethically, and politically-beyond rights.
Speakers
• 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of St. Andrews
• 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗼 𝗢𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼, Writer and Research Associate in Law, SOAS
• 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲, Professor of Humanities and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
Chair
• 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Thought, RHUL
Recorded on 19 October 2021
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