Confucianism and Human Rights |
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Editor:
| de Bary, Wm. Theodore Tu Weiming, |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-10936-9 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $206.00 |
Book Description:
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In essays exploring the relationship of contemporary human rights doctrine to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, this volume investigates concepts such as the individual in relation to the state; the notion of "rights" in ritual and law; and justice, constitutionalism, and intellectual freedom in Chinese and Western traditions.
In essays exploring the relationship of contemporary human rights doctrine to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, this volume investigates concepts such as the individual in relation to the state; the notion of "rights" in ritual and law; and justice, constitutionalism, and intellectual freedom in Chinese and Western traditions.