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Highlighting the philosophical development of Confucianism as well as the Chinese historical experience with community organization constitutionalism, education, and women's rights, Wm. Theodore de Bary argues that while the Confucian sense of personhood differs in some respects from Western libertarian concepts of the individual, it is not incompatible with human rights, but could, rather, enhance them. With clarity and elegance, Asian Values and Human Rights broadens our perspective on the Chinese human rights debate.
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