Human Rights and East Asian Philosophy: Traditional and Recent Approaches (East Asian Philosophy and Political Thought) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9048570549 ISBN 13: 9789048570546

Verlag: Routledge, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Human rights, viewed as universal moral rights since the 1948 Universal Declaration, are increasingly examined in relation to non-Western traditions. This edited volume explores the intersection of East Asian philosophies - Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism - with human rights discourse, examining whether these ancient traditions can accommodate universal values while preserving their core philosophical foundations.

The collection features scholarly analyses of how traditional East Asian thought engages with contemporary human rights, including privacy rights, environmental rights, and epistemic rights. The work demonstrates how these philosophical traditions offer unique interpretations that both challenge and enrich Western paradigm of human rights. The volume provides critical insights into cross-cultural dialogue and the potential for more inclusive global human rights frameworks.

This book serves philosophers, political theorists, human rights scholars, and scholars of Asian intellectual traditions. It appeals to those researching multicultural approaches to human rights, comparative ethics, and the dialogue between tradition and modernity.

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Benedict S. B. Chan

is an associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Director of the Centre for Applied Ethics, and an associate professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is a co-editor of the books Social and Ethical Considerations of AI in East Asia and Beyond (2025), Warfare Ethics in Comparative Perspective: China and the West (2024), Building Chinese Bioethics: Exploring the Prevailing Technologies [In Chinese] (2024), and Whole Person Education in East Asian Universities: Perspectives from Philosophy and Beyond

(2022).

Baldwin Wong

is an assistant professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy and a research fellow in the Centre for Applied Ethics at the Hong Kong Baptist University. His academic interests lie mainly in public justification and Confucianism. His works have been published in American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Economics & Philosophy

, etc.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9048570549
• ISBN 13: 9789048570546
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 244
• Herausgeber: Chan Benedict S. B., Wong Baldwin
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Routledge; https://www.routledge-ny.com/; ; Stockst?dter Str. 20; Gro?ostheim; Bayern; Deutschland