Beschreibung:
Renate Holub is Director of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Renate Holub provides a critical introduction to the philosophical foundations developed by the Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico and demonstrates the innovative principles he contributed to the study of non-violent global rights and justice.
1. In Spite of Gramsci: With Vico Towards Cosmopolitan Justice 2. Ancient Matter, Modern Motion: Fusions of Space and Time 3. Between Theory and Practice: Transitional Justice in Roman Law 4. Before Slavery: The Origin of Natural Rights 5. Post-Copernican Justice: From Freedom to Principles of Non-Violence 6. Vico Between Grotius and Kant 7. Conclusion: Intellectuals and Universal Human Rights to Non-Violent Justice