Rights declarations carried the metaphor of warfare into social reform

Evidence

These bills and declarations not only came out of war, they carried the metaphor of warfare into the domain of social reform. And they sought to extend a specific legal culture beyond its original Euro-American location with the aim of emancipating the human individual throughout the world. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 694 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Human rights declarations are born from war and project warfare metaphors into reform — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 694; Rights discourse originated in war and revolution rather than moral appeal — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 691; Pervasive military metaphors in social policy reveal state character — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 274 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Human rights declarations are born from war and project warfare metaphors into reform #expands (0.95) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 694