Globalizing Human Rights Multiple-Choice Quiz

. Appiah's primary goal in this chapter is to

identify those human rights that apply in all cultures, as opposed to those that vary from culture to culture.

argue for particular views about the proper scope of and justification for international human rights agreements.

show that there is no philosophical justification for human rights, and so we ought not to call anything a human right.

distinguish negative rights from positive rights and show that only negative rights can be human rights.

. When Appiah says that human rights are "weakly philosophically grounded," he most nearly means that

the idea that all humans have certain rights is difficult to defend philosophically.

declarations of human rights do not actually motivate anyone to do anything.

the concept of human rights does not depend on any specific metaphysical claim about their source.

despite the idea's widespread appeal, people do not have actually human rights.

. Appiah argues that claims about human rights should be "kept within bounds" because

if human rights claims are too ambitious, the governments' inability to protect them will undermine the idea of human rights.

the correct metaphysical justification for human rights entails that only negative rights are human rights.

people of different religions will be unable to agree about certain supposed rights, which will undermine the international human-rights regime.

human rights do not extend across international borders, meaning that people have no obligation to protect human rights in other countries.

. According to Appiah, the main justification for international human rights agreements is that such agreements

are necessary to protect the dignity of the individual.

offer protections that most people want for themselves and others.

recognize deep philosophical truths about the proper role of governments.

are the most effective way to promote the good of society.

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