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Forum for Anthropological Sciences (FASS) is a scholarly open-access journal that provides a platform for scientists to discuss anthropological perspectives and research. The journal welcomes theoretical explorations based on empirical evidence, local instantiations, and ethnographic studies. It also covers issues related to theoretical paradigms, methodological approaches, and interdisciplinary connections. FASS publishes reviews, original research papers, communications, and short notes, with no restriction on the maximum length of the papers.

 

 

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    Article ID: 208

    The history of the origins of human rights in Greek philosophy, Roman law, and in the Hebrew Bible

    by Eckart Otto

    Forum for Anthropological Sciences, Vol.1, No.1, 2024; 71 Views, 35 PDF Downloads

    The fact that man ascribes to himself an inviolable dignity and inalienable rights as human rights represents a high point in the process of gaining a subject consciousness of modern man that goes back to Greek antiquity. However, the political aspects of human rights as defensive rights against the state can not only to be traced back to the development of democracy in Athens and the reception of stoic philosophy in Rome, but also to a Hebrew antiquity in Jerusalem and the Judean resistance to Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian supremacy powers, which is reflected in Torah and prophecy in the Hebrew Bible.

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