
Capturing Genius: Editing Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin
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Is There a Core to Human Rights?
The idea of a core which is pblished, yes, and to which everyone agrees. Well, one hopes that everyone agrees with it. But the trouble is, thatt the, as we see in the world to day, there are so many political systems which involve denying some of the most central human rights That we wish to observe. Some people won't even sign, will they? I mean, in ine, in arguing for particular rights to be part of the package, you know, you have to be arguing in terms of human nature. Your conception of human nature is what its central needs and interest ar. And people can disagree about that, obviously, but to most people
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