“If someone says that they have to 'tolerate' cultural differences and cultural groupings different from themselves then that may make it difficult, at the same time, to condemn unjust practices within those cultures.” IfsMayDifferentCultureDifficultDifferencesPracticeTolerateUnjustCultural Differences Author:Alison Assiter
“I believe that a concept that may have some flaws is nonetheless important as a tool to critique abuses on all sides of the political spectrum. In the end, I think that a more useful 'universal' concept than that of a 'right', though, is a 'need'.” ThinkingNeedsBelieveMayImportantEndsPoliticalI BelieveSidesConceptsToolsUniversalAbuseFlawsSpectrumCritiquePolitical Spectrum Author:Alison Assiter
“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 is a partly biological basis for this identification. The 'nature' of woman may be conceptualised in the early Greek sense of a force or a power, in its turn shaped by forces outside it, rather than in terms of some set of properties.” MayImportantTurnsForceTermExistenceDoubtUniversalBasesPropertyDenyGreekNo DoubtShiftingIdentification Author:Alison Assiter
