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Podcast: New Books in Human Rights
Episode: Kimberley Brownlee, "Being Sure of Each Other: An Essay on Social Rights and Freedoms" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Description: Kimberley Brownlee, a professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia, has written a monograph addressing her argument in favor a right against social deprivation.Ā InĀ Being Sure of Each Other: An Essay on Social Rights and FreedomsĀ (Oxford UP, 2020),Ā Professor Brownlee contends that all humans have basic needs for human interaction. Since such needs are fundamental for survival, they should be regarded as a human right. Social interaction is not a right to āloveā or āfriendshipā, but rather a right to basic opportunities to interact with other humans. Although Professor Brownleeās argument is most easily applica...