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Ethics, Human Rights and Culture : Beyond Relativism and Universalism /

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Is it possible, given culturally incongruent perspectives, to validate any common standards of behaviour? Is cultural relativity be a problem when cultures are porous? Can we implement human rights without incorporating the idea into the fabric of culture? This book addresses such questions with an...

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Main Author: Li, Xiaorong (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Ethics.
History of Philosophy.
Human rights.
Moral Philosophy.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Social justice.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Is it possible, given culturally incongruent perspectives, to validate any common standards of behaviour? Is cultural relativity be a problem when cultures are porous? Can we implement human rights without incorporating the idea into the fabric of culture? This book addresses such questions with an inventive and original understanding of culture.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXII, 274 pages)
ISBN:9780230511583
DOI:10.1057/9780230511583