Are Human Rights Western? A Contribution to the Dialogue of Civilizations

Name: Are Human Rights Western? A Contribution to the Dialogue of Civilizations
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ISBN: 9780195679489

ISBN-10: 0195679482

ISBN-13: 9780195679489

Edition: 2006

Authors: Arvind Sharma

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This is a broad and accessible examination of the origin and evolution of the concept of human rights. While it is often taken for granted that the concept is Western, the book points out that questions of the wisdom of drafting a statement of rights for the entire world based on western values were raised even at the time of the framing of the Universal Declaration of Human rights in 1948 and examines the criticisms of that document that have surfaced in the ensuing years from Asia and Africa that it is not of relevance to their societies. Overall, the book examines questions raised from a range of perspectives, including historical, secular, economic, philosophical, and religious.

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/23/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.46" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Introduction


Outline of the Book



The Historical Perspective



The Historical Argument



The Moral Argument



The Cultural Argument



The Argument by Natural Law



The Argument by Law



The Argument by Negative Rights



The Secular Perspective



The Secular Argument



The Argument via Individualism



The Egalitarian Argument



The Economic Perspective



The Capitalist Argument



The Liberal Argument



The Argument of Democratic Capitalism



Rational and Philosophical Perspectives



The Universalist Argument



The Argument via Rationality



The Philosophical Argument



The Argument from Ethical Relativism



The Perspective of Modernity



The Modernity Argument



The Habitative Argument



The Argument by Design



The Package-Deal Argument



The Religious Perspective



The Religious Argument



The Homo Sapiens Argument



The Deontological Argument



The Christian Argument



The Argument by Human Suffering



The Colonial Perspective



The Colonial Argument



The Imperialist Argument



The Racist Argument



The Parochial Argument



The Unilateral Perspective



The Rhetorical Argument



The Anthropological Argument



The Legal Argument



The Exclusive Argument



The Institutional Perspective



The International Argument



The Elitist Argument



The Argument through the United Nations


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index