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Ethical foundations of Jacques Maritain’s and Michael Novak’s conception of human rights
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SYSNO ASEP 0579782 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Ethical foundations of Jacques Maritain’s and Michael Novak’s conception of human rights Author(s) Drozenová, Wendy (FLU-F) RID, ORCID, SAI Source Title Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe) - ISSN 1338-5615
Roč. 13, 3/4 (2023), s. 127-137Number of pages 11 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country PL - Poland Keywords Michael Novak ; Jacques Maritain ; human rights ; Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis humanae ; natural law ; democratic capitalism Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion OECD category Ethics (except ethics related to specific subfields) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 UT WOS 001121675100010 EID SCOPUS 85186585330 DOI 10.2478/ebce-2023-0013 Annotation The aim of the contribution is to outline the ethical foundations in Maritain’s and Novak’s interpretation of human rights in a wider historical context and to assess its meaning for the present, with special regard to our Central European area. The issue of human rights has, in addition to its political aspect, an inherent ethical one. Fundamental human rights relate to the possibility of autonomy of a person as a moral being endowed with reason and striving for a meaningful life. Therefore, these rights have a fundamental role in practical life: however, they have also become an issue of speculative philosophy and theology, where the focus is upon concepts of freedom and reason. Jacques Maritain and Michael Novak were important figures in the advancement of human rights at the international level, with exceptional impacts especially in Central Europe. Both have their roots in Christian humanism, and for both their concept of human relations is derived from Biblical religion and love for one’s neighbour. Novak accepts Maritain’s concepts of a person and human dignity, and he tries to explain his own concept of democratic capitalism in accordance with it. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2024 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2023-0013
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