Science and human rights

Abstract

The idea of human rights and modern science co‐evolved in a cultural milieu in which the authority of the state and the church was called into question. The inherent dignity of the individual was elevated, along with his or her capacity to think and inquire. Rights took shape historically as the individual achieved this dignity. While the idea of rights and inquiry are historically bound, rights promoted the process of change and the growth of wisdom.

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