Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 08:20:34 EST
Subject: Re: [HAB:] What makes a human right universal?


In a message dated 11/23/2003 12:54:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
ali_m_rizvi-AT-hotmail.com writes:
Seems correct. However the crucial question is what makes one 'organisation' 
better than the other. That human rights are universalisable (which they 
obviously are) is one question, whether they represent true universals is another 
question. The question of truth cannot be avoided and Habermas knows it.

Well I suppose "better" depends on pragmatic, aesthetic, and justness 
criteria but each person's organization is probably quasi-determined by their 
experience.  The universalisable-ness of human rights is unquestionable but their 
universalization will take time for the competence-performance adjustment in 
social contexts.  The validity of the universals will depend on this adjustment, 
otherwise we will be left with mere ideals.

Fred 


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