Nobility and CivilityHarvard University Press, 15. okt 2004 - 256 pages Globalization has become an inescapable fact of contemporary life. Some leaders, in both the East and the West, believe that human rights are culture-bound and that liberal democracy is essentially Western, inapplicable to the non-Western world. How can civilized life be preserved and issues of human rights and civil society be addressed if the material forces dominating world affairs are allowed to run blindly, uncontrolled by any cross-cultural consensus on how human values can be given effective expression and direction? |
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... ideal of lofty spiritual emancipation , characterized by self - control , equanimity , and dedication to a religious goal : the attainment of Nirvana through sustained medita- tive practice . It is predicated on a recognition of the ...
... ideal of nobility in the Rama- yana is grounded in the emerging civility of the Indian tra- dition in the Classic age . While critical of the conduct of those who represent the established order , the critique is based on classic values ...
... ideal is exemplified in the opening lines of the Con- fucian Book of Historical Documents ( Shujing ; see SCT I ) , where the sage - king Yao , the ideal ruler and the progenitor of civilized society , is described as one who eschews ...
Contents
The Noble Paths of Buddha and Rama | 13 |
Buddhist Spirituality and Chinese Civility | 44 |
Shôtokus Constitution and the Civil | 63 |
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