Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Confucianism and Human Rights - Wm. Theodore De Bary

Confucianism and Human Rights

By: Wm. Theodore De Bary (Editor), Weiming Tu (Editor)

Paperback | 6 May 1999 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback


$84.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $21.19 with

 or 

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

In essays exploring the relationship of contemporary human rights doctrine to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, this volume explores concepts of the individual in relation to community, state, and society. The essays also consider: the notion of "rights" in Confucian ritual and in Chinese law; social justice and religious and intellectual fredom in Chinese and Western traditions; and constitutionalism and the rule of law in China and the West.
Industry Reviews
An ambitious book, dealing with human nature, according to classical Confucian philosophers, analogies between rights and rites, and Confucian influences in 20th-century China. -- Stefan B. Polter Asian Affairs This rich volume, a feast for the mind, a joy to the soul, is so wise in seeing that the human rights discourse is not the singular fruit of a peculiar liberal individualistic Western tradition, not the unique genetic child of Jews or Christians or Greeks. -- Edward Friedman Asian Thought and Society It reduces the lack of clarity that has characterized discussions of this subject to date. -- Lynn Struve China Quarterly The essays explore such vital subjects as the normative foundation of human rights claims, the relationship of the individual to the nation-state, rites as rights, due process, harmony versus freedom of thought, constitutionalism, and the rule of law... each one does stand on its own as a solid piece of scholarship. Choice This engaging book is propaedeutic to a study of how Confucianism might contribute to decisions respecting rights. -- Dale Maurice Riepe International Studies in Philosophy

More in Oriental & Indian Philosophy

Ikigai : The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Hector Garcia
The Golden Road : How Ancient India Transformed the World - William Dalrymple
The Golden Road : How Ancient India Transformed the World - William Dalrymple
The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy : Leather-bound Classics - Sun Tzu
Becoming Yourself : Teachings on the Zen Way of Life - Shunryu Suzuki
Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching - Ursula K. Le Guin

RRP $37.99

$30.75

19%
OFF
Meditations : The Philosophy Classic - Marcus Aurelius

RRP $24.95

$21.75

13%
OFF
The Art of War - Sun Tzu

RRP $13.99

$13.75

Plato Goes to China : The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism - Shadi Bartsch
The Book Of Five Rings : The Strategy of the Samurai - Miyamoto Musashi
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Swami  Satchidananda
Buddha, Socrates, and Us : Ethical Living in Uncertain Times - Stephen Batchelor
The Art Of War : Popular Penguins : Popular Penguins - Sun Tzu
Way Of Zen : Vintage Spiritual Classics - Alan W. Watts

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF
No Mud, No Lotus : Hardcover Gift Edition - Thich Nhat Hanh

RRP $29.99

$24.99

17%
OFF
An Introduction To Buddhism : Core Teachings of Dalai Lama - The Dalai Lama