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Eastern and Western Conceptions of Human Rights: Reaching a World Consensus

Eastern and Western Conceptions of Human Rights: Reaching a World Consensus

IVIC, Sanja

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion

PhilosophySocial Movements

ISBN10: 1666958182
ISBN13: 9781666958188
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Jan 8 2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book explores Western and non-Western conceptions of human dignity and human rights in order to demonstrate the hermeneutical nature of the concepts of human dignity and human rights, discussing examples of violations in Afghanistan, Myanmar, China, the EU, and the Western Balkans. While human rights are considered a universal framework for ensuring the dignity, rights, and freedoms of all human beings, their conceptualization and practice vary within different cultural, social, and philosophical traditions. While the Western tradition emphasizes the concept of inherent human dignity combined with an individualistic notion of autonomy and rights, in Islamic thought it is underpinned by morality and combined with duties and divine guidance, and the Confucian approach focuses on the harmony of society and relational ethics. The concepts of human dignity and human rights are contingent and dynamic categories, which means that they are open to different interpretations. Sanja Ivic also highlights the relevance of philosophical hermeneutics for legal and political studies. Drawing on the hermeneutical (interpretative) nature of human rights, this book explores different philosophical solutions to achieving a global consensus on human rights, engaging with thinkers such as Hans-Georg Gadamer, John Rawls, Charles Taylor, Gianni Vattimo, Onuma Yasuaki, and Dimitrije Mitrinovic.

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