POLI 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Imperialism, Asian Values
22 Aug 2016
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Humanness and personhood definition of a right (moral/legal) culture, humanity liberal individualist vs. communitarian advantages to simple definition. 3 universalist agreeable evolution/opportunities/interpretations undeniable that humans deserve rights. 4 challenges of defining and protecting human rights. 1 benefits and risks of universal human rights case study: china. 1 universal vs. relative scholars" opinions everyone culture is always changing public and private spheres minimum threshold/code of conduct for everyone balance of power to all people different cultures > require different standards (ex. China- more important to have social stability) state sovereignty specific contexts morals are subjective. Universal rhetoric masks western exploitation use of power using language of human rights. Iraq war justification of human rights but different things are happening disregard for differences. 1 how is power being used? less emphasis on individualism. 3 individualism is unrealistic/immoral families > individuals (in some cultures) divide between enjoyment of rights/social order and violations of human rights who decides boundaries/protections of cultures? (many vulnerable subgroups)
