New Theory of Human Rights - New Materialism and Zoroastrianism

The book offers an original defence of a new materialist thesis that focuses on the biological core of humans to develop a theory of human rights.

List of contents

Introduction

Some Defences of Realist Materialism

A 'New' Form of 'New' Materialism

Moving Towards the Ethical

A Defence of Essentialism and Universalism

A 'New' Defence of Human Rights

Eurocentric and Westocentric?

Saba Mahmood

The Politics of Piety

Conclusion
Index

About the author

Alison Assiter is Professor of Feminist Theory at the University of the West of England. She is the author of Kierkegaard, Metaphysics and Political Theory (2008).

Summary

The book offers an original defence of a new materialist thesis that focuses on the biological core of humans to develop a theory of human rights.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Assiter, Assiter Alison
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781538146293
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4629-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Social & political philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights