Henry Shue

Henry Shue (born 1940) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Politics and International Relations at Merton College of Oxford University. Previously he was Wyn and William Y Hutchinson Professor of Ethics & Public Life at Cornell University. Shue is best known for his book, Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy.[1][2][3][4]

Henry Shue
Born (1940-03-24) March 24, 1940
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsMerton College
Doctoral studentsSeth Lazar
Main interests
political philosophy, moral philosophy

Books

  • Basic Rights (Princeton 1980; 2nd edition, 1996) ISBN 9780691029290
  • Climate Justice: Vulnerability and Protection
  • Fighting Hurt: Rule and Exception in Torture and War

Edited Books

  • Preemption: Military Action and Moral Justification, co-edited with David Rodin, Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780199565993
  • Nuclear Deterrence and Moral Restraint: Critical Choices for American Strategy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy)
  • Climate Ethics: Essential Readings
  • The American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, from Flying Fortresses to Drones
  • Just and Unjust Warriors: The Moral and Legal Status of Soldiers
  • Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy
  • The Border That Joins: Mexican Migrants & U. S. Responsibility (Maryland Studies in Public Philosophy)

See also

References

  1. Payne, Michael (June 2008). "Henry Shue on Basic Rights". Essays in Philosophy. 9 (2). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. Kiper, Jordan (2 April 2011). "Henry Shue on Basic Rights: A Defense". Human Rights Review. 12 (4): 505–514. doi:10.1007/s12142-011-0197-8. ISSN 1524-8879.
  3. Wellman, Carl (1981). "Review of Basic Rights". Human Rights Quarterly. 3 (3): 144–147. doi:10.2307/761904. JSTOR 761904.
  4. Ashford, Elizabeth (December 2009). "In What Sense Is the Right to Subsistence a Basic Right?". Journal of Social Philosophy. 40 (4): 488–503. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2009.01467.x. ISSN 0047-2786.
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