Confucianism and Human Rights

by Tu Weiming

Book Overview

Is the Confucian tradition compatible with the Western understanding of human rights? Are there fundamental human values, regardless of cultural differences, common to all peoples of all nations? At this critical point in Communist China's history, eighteen distinguished scholars address the role of Confucianism in dealing with questions of universal human rights.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231109377
• ISBN13: 9780231109376
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher