Hugo Grotius and the Modern Theology of Freedom
Human rights are thought to guarantee pluralism by protecting individual liberty from imposed religious conceptions of virtue. Yet critics often argue that this secular focus on merely avoiding violations can also enable unfettered individualism and undermine appeals to the common good.
This book uncovers in secular rights pioneer Hugo Grotius a rights theory that points toward the enlarg...
Human rights are thought to guarantee pluralism by protecting individual liberty from imposed religious conceptions of virtue. Yet critics often argue that this secular focus on merely avoiding violations can also enable unfettered individualism and undermine appeals to the common good.
This book uncovers in secular rights pioneer Hugo Grotius a rights theory that points toward the enlarg...
