| dc.contributor.author | Lafontaine, Matthew David | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-10T22:29:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-03-10T22:29:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lafontaine, Matthew David. Human Rights as the Safeguard of Intellect Against Society: the human rights applications of the Metaphysics of Quality. Master thesis, University of Oslo, 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/60890 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Robert Pirsig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, “the biggest-selling philosophy book ever,” yet has not been taken seriously by academia. This thesis expands the connection he sketched between human rights and his Metaphysics of Quality. I explain and assess a few aspects of this metaphysics. I proceed to develop the first human rights account based upon the Metaphysics of Quality. This involves a redefinition of ‘dignity’ and a communal basis for rights. I assess my human rights account and conclude that it, as well as the metaphysics underpinning it, are worthy of serious study. | eng |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.subject | | |
| dc.title | Human Rights as the Safeguard of Intellect Against Society: the human rights applications of the Metaphysics of Quality | eng |
| dc.type | Master thesis | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-03-10T22:28:59Z | |
| dc.creator.author | Lafontaine, Matthew David | |
| dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-63530 | |
| dc.type.document | Masteroppgave | |
| dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/60890/14/HR-as-the-safeguard-of-the-Intellect-against-Society-5.pdf | |