Confucianism and Human Rights

by William Theodore de Bary

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231109369
• ISBN13: 9780231109369
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher