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“…Es lohnt sich, so ihr Plädoyer, Nussbaums Ansatz in der Menschenrechtsdebatte stark zu machen, wenngleich das Universalitätskonzept weiterentwickelt werden sollte »[Die] Arbeit kann mit guten Gründen als Meilenstein für die religionsphilosophische und theologische Rezeption von Nussbaums Werk betrachtet werden.« Martin Breul, Theologische Revue, 114/5 (2018) »Dieses Buch bietet eine detaillierte Analyse des Fähigkeitenansatzes setzt sich mit verschiedenen Perspektiven der Kritik an Menschenrechten und insbesondere an ihrem Universalitätsanspruch auseinander und sucht im Anschluss an Nussbaum nach einem angemessenen und plausiblen Verständnis universaler Normen.« Dieter Bach, www.lehrerbibliothek.de, 1 (2018) Besprochen in: http://www.centrum3.at, 11 (2017) http://www.frauensolidaritaet.org, 11 (2017) Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte, 12/2 (2018), Marie-Luisa Frick Ethik und Gesellschaft, 1 (2019), Grit Straßenberger…”

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