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Revisiting Universalism

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  1. Alison Assiter

    1. Humanities Languages and Social Science, University of the West of England, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 1-10

  3. Why Pluralism?

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 11-31

  4. Forms of Universalism and Monism

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 32-52

  5. Common Human Nature: An Empty Concept?

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 53-73

  6. Moral Obligations Arising from Needs

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 74-92

  7. Needs and the Imagination

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 93-108

  8. Bodies and Dualism

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 109-125

  9. Feminist Epistemology and Value

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 126-145

  10. Conclusion

    • Alison Assiter
    Pages 146-161
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About this book

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.

Reviews

'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 the 'ethical turn' in a considerable amount of contemporary social thought.' - Keith Tester, School of Social, Historical & Literary Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Humanities Languages and Social Science, University of the West of England, UK

    Alison Assiter

About the author

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 Pornography, Feminism and the Individual (1989).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Revisiting Universalism

  • Authors: Alison Assiter

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230508026

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Alison Assiter 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-98452-9Published: 09 October 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43072-7Published: 01 January 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50802-6Published: 09 October 2003

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 167

  • Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Social Philosophy

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