Essay - Philosophy Justice and Human Rights the Sudden 'Flowering' of Respect...

Philosophy

Justice and Human Rights

The sudden "flowering" of respect for rights could relate to the Protestant Reformation, which certainly changed ***** religious world and questioned the relationship between the state and the individual. The Reformation reduced the power of the Catholic Church and showed people they could be responsible for their own lives, something that ***** adds to the ideas of human ***** and justice. People discovered they ***** happily exist without the all-encompassing rule ***** ***** ***** Church, and it set them free to develop other ideas, models, and theories of justice and rights. The Reformation really changed the *****, and added new options for belief and spirituality, and ***** led ***** ***** changes and philosophies about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

However, the sudden desire for human rights, and the continuation of those rights throughout modern history cannot possibly be attributed to only one cause. The desire for human rights seems like a very basic human need, and the flowering in ***** 17th and 18th centuries is a result of powerful governments and the abuse of ***** powers, as well. This is clearly represented ***** the case of the United States, which began its Revolution as a re*****ction to the policies of the British government in a f*****r off colony. The government taxed ***** Colonists without allowing ***** representation in the government, controlled importing and exporting, and generally trampled on ***** *****'s rights. Eventually, they had enough, ***** they revolted. One of the primary concerns during ***** revolt was for ***** rights, which were written into the *****icial documents of the new nation, including the Constitution and ***** Bill of Rights.

***** same holds true for France, which had its own Revolution in the 1790s. ***** revolution was a result of the powerful government ruled by ***** despot, and the people again revolted against the power and corruption ***** the wealthy king ***** his upper class. ***** rights and basic freedoms were at the roots of the revolt, ***** again, ***** French gained these through ***** and revolt.

***** indic*****es that human rights, and the desire for human *****, seem to be a hum*****n *****, and so, it is not reliant on any one foundation, such as ***** Protestant *****. True, the Re*****mation set the wheels in motion, but cont*****ued oppression by tyrannical governments al***** *****d the need for human rights. Th***** is true ***** ***** Universal Declaration of Human *****, as well. The Declaration came as a result of World War II and the formation of the United Nations, and it sought to ensure the human ***** of all citizens of the world, no matter where ***** lived or who governed *****m. Again, the basic belief ***** everyone is entitled to human rights is a basic human condition. It usually takes some kind of power or tyranny ***** ***** to bring out ***** desire for these rights, and after World War II and the Holocaust, ********** was another thrust for rights around the world.