Humanitarianism and Universalism In the article “Women and Cultural Universals,” Martha Nussbaum discusses about basic human capabilities that should be granted to every human being regardless of their sex, race, or religion. However, a problem arises with reaching such basic rights since every nation has their own definition of this matter. In order for these basic human capabilities to be accepted throughout the world, nations ought to reach a generalized consensus on what rights an …showed first 75 words of 1667 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1667 total…a worldwide democracy. In order to reach this seemingly perfect scenario, nations would have to come to a general consensus on what rights ought to be enforced. However, the idea of imposing an idealistic view on a nation (ending up with the complete removal of its traditions) is not a favorable one. What makes our world such a special place is the uniqueness of nations. The world would be dull and uninteresting without this variety.