Dehumanized woman as a bearer of human rights

Ovim radom nastoji se prikazati kako su pokušaji izuzimanja žene iz ontološke hijerarhije biće uvelike utjecali na formiranje i praksu ženskih prava. Izloženi su mizogini stavovi poznatih filozofa koji su uvelike determinirali paradigmu kroz koju se promatra čovjek. Ovdje je prvenstveno istaknut Aristotel koji je iz odredbe čovjeka isključio maloljetne osobe, žene, robove i strance. S obzirom na to da žena nije smatrana čovjekom ona je promatrana kao Drugo. Prikazano je kako su navedene predrasude dodatno utemeljene u teoriji društvenog ugovora koja je služila kao osnova za početak rasprave o ljudskim pravima. U tom kontekstu, žene su u početku bile isključene iz prvih pravnih odredbi o ljudskim pravima, a samim time i iz Deklaracije o ljudskim pravima. Iako u odredbama o ljudskim pravima danas postoje prava koja su garantirana specifično ženama, svakodnevna iskustva žena prikazuju da se ta prava ne primjenjuju u praksi. U radu su istaknuta i stajališta Johna Stuarta Milla koji je unatoč povijesnom kontekstu, žene pokušao prikazati kao ljude pokazujući logičku nedostatnost argumenta o prirodi čovjeka. Mill kao i Richard Rorty zagovaraju provedbu specifičnog odgojno-obrazovanog postupka zasnovanog na buđenju empatije, budući da su svjesni da svi oblici diskriminacije proizlaze iz neznanja, a ne iz ljudske prirode.This paper seeks to show how attempts to exclude women from the ontological hierarchy of beings have greatly influenced the formation and practice of women’s rights. The misogynistic views of famous philosophers are exposed, which have largely determined the paradigm through which man is observed. Aristotle is primarily pointed out here, because he excluded minors, women, slaves and foreigners from his understanding of man. Since a woman was not considered a (hu)man she was viewed as the Other. It is shown how these prejudices are further grounded in the theory of the social contract which served as the basis for starting the human rights debate. In this context, women were initially excluded from the first legal provisions on human rights, and thus from the Declaration of Human Rights. Although, there are rights in human rights provisions today that are guaranteed specifically to women, women's everyday experiences show that these rights are not applied in practice. The paper also highlights the views of John Stuart Mill who, despite the historical context, tried to portray women as humans by showing the logical inadequacy of the argument about the nature of man. Mill as well as Richard Rorty advocate the implementation of a specific educational process based on the awakening of empathy, as they are aware that all forms of discrimination stem from ignorance and not from human nature