“From a political perspective, it is important to uphold certain universal principles so that, for example, you can condemn both Islamist forms of violence and injustice as well as forms of violence and injustice from other groups - some superpowers, for example, or the English Defence League, as other examples.” WellsImportantFormPoliticalCertainPrinciplesViolenceGroupsExamplePerspectiveUniversalInjusticeLeagueDefenceSuperpowerIslamists Author:Alison Assiter
“Whatever the universal perspective one adopts, it is important to recognise that some form of universalism is politically and ethically necessary.” ImportantFormPerspectiveUniversalRecogniseUniversalism Author:Alison Assiter
“However, within the limits of the human, it is important to recognise our common humanity. I think that a perspective based on common human needs has the most chance of being accepted and this does not depend on any particular metaphysical outlook.” ThinkingNeedsHumansDoeImportantHumanityChanceCommonParticularPerspectiveDependsLimitsAcceptedMetaphysicalOutlookRecogniseHuman NeedsCommon HumanityBeing Accepted Author:Alison Assiter
“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.” WorldNeedsImportantFacesPerspectiveUniversalDividedUnjust Author:Alison Assiter
