POG 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Collectivism, Cultural Relativism
4 Jan 2016
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Final: 50 mc, 5 short answer and 1 essay question, criteria: Reflect some of the course objectives- familiarity of theory, has to include major events. Allow people to write on multiple things; allows someone to talk about multiple topics. Definition: the rights that all individuals possess by virtue of being human, an individual has rights based on her/his humanity not membership in a group, cosmopolitan/liberal idea. Idea that there are a set of rights that we are born with. Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world . The rights that all individuals possess by virtue of being human. Conservatisn: people are not equal, idea originates from plato;s republic. Best form of government is rule by philsohper kings, not democracy. Individuals not fully independent actors; controlled by economic forces. Group welfare above individual rights: nationalism.
