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Are Rights Enough?: Ongoing Struggles for Recognition and Respect

If you’ve ever read Lord of the Flies, you know that building a society isn’t easy. How should we organize ourselves? Who’s equipped to make decisions on behalf of the group? And what would it look like for everyone to live a good life? Crash Course Political Theory will explore the big questions about what it means to live in a democracy.

Are Rights Enough?: Ongoing Struggles for Recognition and Respect

Season 1 Episode 13 | 14m 8s | CC

Is recognition really enough? In our final episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we’ll explore this concept, from its 19th-century philosophical origins to modern-day Native land acknowledgements.

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