Revisiting Universalism
Alison Assiter
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Description for Revisiting Universalism
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book begins from the premise, which it seeks to elaborate, that the poorest human being shares with the richest, a natural nature. This, it is claimed, is not the trivial thesis it is sometimes represented as being. Rather, significant moral consequences flow from the assumption that all human beings share a set of natural needs. Using this starting point, the book also seeks to defend an objectivist epistemology.
This book begins from the premise, which it seeks to elaborate, that the poorest human being shares with the richest, a natural nature. This, it is claimed, is not the trivial thesis it is sometimes represented as being. Rather, significant moral consequences flow from the assumption that all human beings share a set of natural needs. Using this starting point, the book also seeks to defend an objectivist epistemology.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
167
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349430727
SKU
V9781349430727
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99-15
About Alison Assiter
ALISON ASSITER is Assistant Vice-Chancellor at the University of the West of England, UK, and Pro-Dean in the faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Science. She has previously worked in a number of other universities, in a range of roles. Her publications include: Enlightened Women (1996); Bad Girls, Dirty Pictures (co-editor with A. Carol, 1993); Althusser and Feminism (1990); and ... Read more
Reviews for Revisiting Universalism
'Exciting, challenging, engaging, clear: this book provides a fresh approach to the urgent issue of justice in a divided world.' - Morwenna Griffiths, Professor of Educational Research, Nottingham Trent University, UK 'Alison Assiter has written a very accessible book...which offers a useful counterpoint to the literature on multiculturalism, as well as developing a thesis that resonates with ... Read more