Abstract
One of the most notable postmodern ideas is Lyotad’s thesis on the end of „Grand Narratives“. Its far-reaching effects can be also observed in the field of human rights theories.
Metanarratives rule out any substantial justification for human rights. Postmodern philosophy thus shows the limits of „Grand Narratives“ in globalized and diversified societies.
Disagreement about the natur of socio-economic rights, unfolding in time of the change of modern society in a postmodern one, can be seen as a symptom of this transformation. The conclusion, however, does not result necessarily in a mere expressive theory of human rights, as writes e.g.
Richard Rorty, but more likely to a pluralistic approach typical for multicultural societies. The approach to understand postmodern concept of human rights can not be based on one comprehensive will theory, but on an interest theory, which emphasizes a pluralistic understanding of human rights.
Precisely this „political“ understanding foreshadows one of the leading postmodern ideas – the liberation from „Grand Narratives“..