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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... important one ; it underscored the resignation of Mahayana Buddhism from the realm of pub- lic discourse and open ... importance of esoteric ritual , and his eclectic instincts led him at one point to ask Kūkai humbly for instruction and ...
... important of these were local schools and community orga- nization . Zhu was well aware of the difficulties encountered ear- lier in the Song era in trying to fulfill the ideal of universal schooling . Indeed , these proved to be ...
... important writers in the Islamic , In- dian , Chinese , and Japanese traditions have long held in esteem . It is of crucial importance , however , 230 Epilogue.
Contents
The Noble Paths of Buddha and Rama | 13 |
Buddhist Spirituality and Chinese Civility | 44 |
Shōtokus Constitution and the Civil | 63 |
Copyright | |
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