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SUMMARY:Human Rights and Human Exceptionalism
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LOCATION:Sydnesplassen 12-13\, Bergen\, Norway
DESCRIPTION:<p>Human rights are widely thought to be held by&nbsp\;<em>all&nbsp\;</em>and&nbsp\;<em>only&nbsp\;</em>human beings. This follows naturally from the orthodox characterization of human rights as the fundamental rights held by humans&nbsp\;<em>in virtue of being human.&nbsp\;</em>This view assumes either that there are morally relevant\, rights-grounding features that are shared by all and only members of the human species\, or that being a member of the human species is morally relevant in itself. Both of these assumptions have undergone extensive criticism in the literature on the moral and legal status of non-human animals\, but relatively little attention has been paid to this literature in the growing body of philosophical work on human rights.</p>\n<p>This workshop will bring together scholars in philosophy\, law\, and politics to discuss a number of questions concerning the human exceptionalism characteristic of human rights theory and practice. These questions include the following:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can the attribution of human rights exclusively to human beings be justified in both theory and practice?</li>\n<li>What is &lsquo\;human dignity&rsquo\; and what relation does it have to human rights? Can human dignity be understood in a way that avoids speciesism and human supremacism?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Should human rights be extended to non-human creatures\; and if so\, which rights and to which non-humans?</li>\n<li>Would such an extension require human rights to be reconceptualized as &lsquo\;sentient rights&rsquo\; - and what would the implications of such a move be?</li>\n<li>What are the overlaps\, commonalities\, synergies and tensions between human rights and animal rights?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Confirmed speakers:<strong> </strong>Alasdair Cochrane (Sheffield)\; Jessica Eisen (Alberta)\; Raffael Fasel (LSE)\; Matthew Liao (NYU)\; Saskia Stucki (Max Planck Institute)\; Jesse Tomalty (Bergen)\; Kerri Woods (Leeds).</p>\n<p>Funding (reasonable travel and accommodation expenses) has now opened up for up to 3 more speakers.</p>\n<p>If you would like to be considered\, please submit an abstract of your paper (up to 500 words) by <strong>1st March</strong> to <a href="mailto:a.cochrane@sheffield.ac.uk">a.cochrane@sheffield.ac.uk</a> and <a target="_blank">jesse.tomalty@uib.no</a></p>\n<p>Applicants will be sent notification by <strong>15th March</strong>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>The deadline for draft papers to be circulated will be 15th April. </strong></p>
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