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The Call for Recognition: Naturalizing Political Norms
This book builds a case for how social norms are neither mere conventions nor are they merely anthropological phenomena, which are relativistic. In other words, it talks about how socio-political norms are built out of our natural social behaviour but at the same time also have objective normative validity.
| Author(s) | By R. Krishnaswamy (Jindal Global University). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 200 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
This book builds a case for how social norms are neither mere conventions nor are they merely anthropological phenomena, which are relativistic. In other words, it talks about how socio-political norms are built out of our natural social behaviour but at the same time also have objective normative validity.
1. Introduction 2. Situating Recognition 3. Pluralism and Social Recognition 4. A Critique of Modern Institutions 5. Towards a New Ethical Paradigm 6. Socio-Natural Embeddedness 7. Socio-cultural Norms in the Public Place 8. Towards a Naturalistic Paradig
R. Krishnaswamy is Associate Professor and Co-Director for the Centre for Social and Political Research, O.P. Jindal Global University, India. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Delhi in Philosophy. He has held a research fellowship at the University o
