Ethically and politically it is important to face up to the need for a universal perspective in our divided, multi-cultural, unequal and unjust world. — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
Whatever the universal perspective one adopts, it is important to recognise that some form of universalism is politically and ethically necessary. — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
I think that both pornography and the imposition (common in some areas of the world) of a dress code on women are problematic. — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
Autonomy is the capacity to act on principles that are one's own and one will exercise this capacity by means of a process of… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
If someone says that they have to 'tolerate' cultural differences and cultural groupings different from themselves then that may make it difficult, at the… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
The universal basis for the categorisation 'woman' will, no doubt, be constantly shifting but it is important not to deny it's existence altogether. There… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
If one really believes that the metaphysic one adopts has much to commend it, then one should obviously try to persuade others of its… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
When it comes to deep and difficult ethical matters - such as the relation of an individual to God, or, I think, an individual… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
I believe that a concept that may have some flaws is nonetheless important as a tool to critique abuses on all sides of the… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
Ethically and politically it is important to face up to the need for a universal perspective in our divided, multi-cultural, unequal and unjust world. — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
If there are more than two sexes, then so be it and, of course, the assumption that there are two helps shape, as many… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
From a political perspective, it is important to uphold certain universal principles so that, for example, you can condemn both Islamist forms of violence… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
However, within the limits of the human, it is important to recognise our common humanity. I think that a perspective based on common human… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
The subject of feminism cannot be purely a fiction, as some postmodern writers suggest, produced by the discourses of power. — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
