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The Origins of Human Rights: Ancient Indian and Greco-Roman Perspectives


ISBN13: 9781032249087
Published: September 2022
Publisher: Routledge
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: £120.00



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This book studies the history of intercultural human rights. It examines the foundational elements of human rights in the East and the West and provides a comparative analysis of the independent streams of thought originating from the two different geographic spaces. It traces the genesis of the idea of human rights back to ancient Indian and Greco-Roman texts, especially concepts such as the Rigvedic universal moral law, the Upanishadic narratives, the Romans’ model of governance, the rule of law, and administration of justice. It also looks at Cicero’s concept of rights and duties which focuses on quality of compassion and fair play, and Seneca’s expositions on mercy, empathy, justice and checks on the arbitrary exercise of power.

An important contribution, this book fills a significant gap in the study of human rights. It will be useful for students and researchers of political science, ancient history, religion and civilizations, philosophy, history, human rights, governance, law, sociology, and South Asian studies. The book also caters to general readers interested in the history of human rights.

Subjects:
Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Legal History
Contents:
1. Human Rights and Vedic Texts – Some Reflections
2. Human Rights and the Rigvedic and post-Rigvedic texts
3. Human Rights and the Dharmasutras
4. Human Rights and the Dharmasastras
5. Status of Women during the Rigvedic and Post Rigvedic Phases
6. Status of Slavery during the Rigvedic and Post Rigvedic Phases
7. Greek humanistic thought in historical perspective
8. Socrates and Human Rights
9. Plato’s ideas and writings and Human Rights
10. Aristotle’s works and humanism
11. Status of Women and Slavery in ancient Greece
12. Hellenistic Philosophy
13. Roman thought and Human Rights in historical perspective
14. Marcus Tullius Cicero’s Philosophy and Human Rights
15. Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s Philosophy and Human Rights
16. Status of Women and Slavery in Ancient Rome
17. The Roman Values
18. Summing Up- ancient Indian and Greco-Roman thoughts and Human Rights in a comparative perspective