Abstract:The concept of defence-respect is elaborated here as a cornerstone of Urarina ethics and politics and alternative to the concept of respect inherited from the Kantian tradition. While similarly expressing a kind of liberal and egalitarian ethos, it is founded on very different premises, for the worth of an individual has little to with their inherent dignity or membership of a common humanity, and emerges instead from concrete, practical knowledge in the context of an ongoing relationship.Defence-respect deman… Show more
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