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  Confucianism and Human Rights (Hardback) Edited by William Theodore De Bary, Edited by Wei-Ming Tu

  

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  Short Description for Confucianism and Human Rights 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.
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  • Publisher: Columbia University Press
  • Published: 15 January 1998
  • Format: Hardback 408 pages
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  • Categories: Human Rights | Civil Rights & Citizenship | Asian History | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500 | Oriental & Indian Philosophy | Confucianism
  • ISBN 13: 9780231109369 ISBN 10: 0231109369

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• 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.