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Author Sternberg, Rachel Hall, author.

Title The ancient Greek roots of human rights / Rachel Hall Sternberg
Edition First edition
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021
©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 161 pages) : illustrations
Contents The turn toward reason -- Warfare -- Empathy and tears -- Humane discourse -- Elements of respect -- Paths through time
Summary "A work of intellectual history, the book traces the notion of human rights as articulated in the Enlightenment to the evolution of humane discourse and empathetic thought in Ancient Greece"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 12, 2021)
Subject Human rights -- Philosophy -- History
Civilization, Classical -- Philosophy
Enlightenment -- Philosophy
Compassion -- Philosophy -- History
Empathy -- Philosophy -- History
Intellectual life -- History.
History / Ancient / Greece.
Civilization, Classical -- Philosophy
Compassion -- Philosophy
Empathy -- Philosophy
Human rights -- Philosophy
Intellectual life
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781477322925
1477322922