Taking Stories Seriously: Richard Rorty and Human Rights

D 2017

Taking Stories Seriously: Richard Rorty and Human Rights

HAPLA, Martin

Základní údaje

Originální název

Taking Stories Seriously: Richard Rorty and Human Rights

Autoři

HAPLA, Martin

Vydání

1st edition. Brno, Argumentation 2017. International Conference on Alternative Methods of Argumentation in Law, od s. 39-50, 12 s. 2017

Nakladatel

Masaryk university

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Stať ve sborníku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/17:00099506

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

ISBN

978-80-210-8839-9

UT WoS

000429766100003

Klíčová slova česky

Rorty; Human Rights; Legal Theory; Stories.

Klíčová slova anglicky

Rorty; lidská práva; právní teorie; příběhy.

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 11. 5. 2018 13:46, Mgr. Petra Georgala

Anotace

V originále

This paper deals with the influence of stories on our approach to human rights. In this context, it analyses the philosophy of Richard Rorty whose name is associated with the most important attempt in this respect. This philosopher refuses to seek the foundation of human rights but instead emphasizes the development of the human rights culture. In his view, the way to develop this culture is hidden in sentimental education. It consists of telling sentimental stories to influence our approach to human rights. The paper summarizes the critique of this concept. The problem is that the success of sentimental education implies that people share the ability to feel pain and have a good degree of empathy. The meaning of norms is then that they are available in situations where our degree of empathy is insufficient or completely missing. It therefore appears that this concept can only work within a very narrow framework. For these and other reasons, Rorty is highly criticized in a philosophical context. The author of the paper, however, raises the question if such context is appropriate for understanding Rorty’s work. Rorty himself categorizes philosophy into systematic and edifying. Both have different goals, while the latter allows a more lenient assessment of his ideas. And it is this category that we should classify Rorty in. The final part of the paper is devoted to a general reflection on the role that stories can play in our human rights acceptance. Different forms of storytelling are undoubtedly an important part of our lives. However, it is not appropriate to absolutize them. They can be an interesting addition, but not the core of human rights theories.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/0828/2016, interní kód MU

Název: Axiologické základy právního myšlení (Akronym: HODNOTY)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Axiologické základy právního myšlení, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Přiložené soubory

Argumentation_2017.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

HAPLA, Martin. Taking Stories Seriously: Richard Rorty and Human Rights. In Markéta Štěpáníková, Michal Malaník, Monika Hanych, Martin Škop. Argumentation 2017. International Conference on Alternative Methods of Argumentation in Law. 1st edition. Brno: Masaryk university, 2017, s. 39-50. ISBN 978-80-210-8839-9.

@inproceedings{1404210,
   author = {Hapla, Martin},
   address = {Brno},
   booktitle = {Argumentation 2017. International Conference on Alternative Methods of Argumentation in Law},
   edition = {1st edition},
   editor = {Markéta Štěpáníková, Michal Malaník, Monika Hanych, Martin Škop},
   keywords = {Rorty; lidská práva; právní teorie; příběhy.},
   howpublished = {tištěná verze "print"},
   language = {eng},
   location = {Brno},
   isbn = {978-80-210-8839-9},
   pages = {39-50},
   publisher = {Masaryk university},
   title = {Taking Stories Seriously: Richard Rorty and Human Rights},
   year = {2017}
}

TY  - CONF
ID  - 1404210
AU  - Hapla, Martin
PY  - 2017
TI  - Taking Stories Seriously: Richard Rorty and Human Rights
PB  - Masaryk university
CY  - Brno
SN  - 9788021088399
KW  - Rorty
KW  - lidská práva
KW  - právní teorie
KW  - příběhy.
N2  - This paper deals with the influence of stories on our approach to human rights. In this context, it analyses the philosophy of Richard Rorty whose name is associated with the most important attempt in this respect. This philosopher refuses to seek the foundation of human rights but instead emphasizes the development of the human rights culture. In his view, the way to develop this culture is hidden in sentimental education. It consists of telling sentimental stories to influence our approach to human rights. The paper summarizes the critique of this concept. The problem is that the success of sentimental education implies that people share the ability to feel pain and have a good degree of empathy. The meaning of norms is then that they are available in situations where our degree of empathy is insufficient or completely missing. It therefore appears that this concept can only work within a very narrow framework. For these and other reasons, Rorty is highly criticized in a philosophical context. The author of the paper, however, raises the question if such context is appropriate for understanding Rorty’s work. Rorty himself categorizes philosophy into systematic and edifying. Both have different goals, while the latter allows a more lenient assessment of his ideas. And it is this category that we should classify Rorty in. The final part of the paper is devoted to a general reflection on the role that stories can play in our human rights acceptance. Different forms of storytelling are undoubtedly an important part of our lives. However, it is not appropriate to absolutize them. They can be an interesting addition, but not the core of human rights theories.
ER  -

HAPLA, Martin. Taking Stories Seriously: Richard Rorty and Human Rights. In Markéta Štěpáníková, Michal Malaník, Monika Hanych, Martin Škop. \textit{Argumentation 2017. International Conference on Alternative Methods of Argumentation in Law}. 1st edition. Brno: Masaryk university, 2017, s.~39-50. ISBN~978-80-210-8839-9.

Přehled o publikaci