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Humanity: A History of European Concepts in Practice From the Sixteenth Century to the Present
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Abstract This volume investigates the development of the concepts and practices of "humanity" from the sixteenth century up to the present. By taking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, the contributers focus on Europe as well as Europe's relations to other world regions in the process that shaped ... view more
This volume investigates the development of the concepts and practices of "humanity" from the sixteenth century up to the present. By taking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, the contributers focus on Europe as well as Europe's relations to other world regions in the process that shaped "humanity". They show how this emerging concept led to the overcoming of fundamental divisions in many spheres on the one hand and the formation of new hierarchies on the other.... view less
Keywords
Europe; humanitarianism; human rights; human dignity; humanity; ethics; universalism; image of man; philanthropy; solidarity; Christianity; justice
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Law
Conference
Interdisciplinary Conference "Humanity - a History of European Concepts in Practice". Mainz, 2015
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
City
Göttingen
Page/Pages
324 p.
Series
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz, Beihefte, 110
DOI
https://doi.org/10.10139/9783666101458
ISSN
2197-1056
ISBN
978-3-666-10145-8
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0