HUMR 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Water Conflict, Muqaddimah, Analects

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Human Rights
• Course: HUMR 2001
• Professor: Tamara Kotar

Document Summary

What is comparative theory? in different parts of the world they have considered key philosophies, issues with human rights. Studied the rise and fall of great empires and civilizations. How do they meet their demise? they can"t survive injustice. When powerful members of society put their interests ahead of others the more just society the better the society. Studied greeks, romans, nomadic peoples looked at group relationships, feelings. Ultimate goal of islamic community is to have these rights throughout community. Considering community instead of putting yourself first the right character of a political community (virtues) Water rights, injustice and control that comes with it. Where do these thinkers confront the same issues. Case study: confucianism issues central to human rights individual and community formal and informal. Covers all these parts of life, realms being intermingled. Confucian cannon 4 books: great learning, doctrine of the mean, analects, mencius.