
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Online publication date:
- December 2009
- Print publication year:
- 2001
- Online ISBN:
- 9780511612732
- Series:
- The Seeley Lectures (4)
The book is a contribution to the study of values, as they affect both our personal and our public life. It defends the view that values are necessarily universal, on the ground that that is a condition of their intelligibility. It does, however, reject most common conceptions of universality, like those embodied in the writings on human rights. It aims to reconcile the universality of value with (a) the social dependence of value and (b) the centrality to our life of deep attachments to people and countries alike. Building from there, the book explores personal love, the value of life, and the fundamental duty of respect for people.
‘This engaging book explores the central issues surrounding value in an interesting and thought-provoking manner and is well worth reading.’
Source: Philosophical Writings
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