Mirror of Justice

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Friday, March 11, 2005

New book: "Personalism and the Foundation of Human Rights"

I received today in the mail the latest book by my friend Fr. Thomas D. Williams, L.C., "Who Is My Neighbor?:  Personalism and the Foundation of Human Rights."  The book -- according to the publisher! -- sets out an "original, compelling case for human rights as moral entitlements grounded in the dignity of the human person. . . .   Williams sets forth in clear, vigorous prose the anthropological, philosophical, and theological bases for asserting that the human person must always be loved as an end and never used as a mere means."  The book includes a detailed response to "critics of rights theory."

It seems to me that this book and its thesis are right up our (that is, MOJ's) alley.  I would think that it would complement Michael Perry's recent work, "The Idea of Human Rights."  Take a look.

Rick 

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