Human Rights Across Cultures
PHIL 272
Spring 2013 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
EAST 262 |
Are human rights universal? Do cultural differences matter to judgments about human rights? This course will seek answers to such questions in two stages. First, we will examine different contemporary reactions to the possibility of plural conceptions of human rights, and perspectives from within Western philosophy and political theory on their universality. We will look primarily at philosophical materials but will also pay some attention to the premises of international legal documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the assumptions behind activist organizations like Amnesty International. Second, we will explore the histories of various human rights discourses, focusing primarily on Europe and the United States, China, and the Islamic world. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Phil/Reli)(CIVI-MN)(HRAD-MN)(MEST-MN)(MUST-MN)(PHIL)(PHIL-Philosophy)(PHIL-Social Jus) |
Major Readings:
Glendon, A World Made New
Angle and Svensson, eds., Chinese Human Rights Reader
Rawls, Law of Peoples
Sells, Approaching the Quran
and a variety of essays by Habermas, Parekh, Chan, Mawdudi, An'Na'im, and others
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Examinations and Assignments:
A short research project, three 7-page essays, and a take-home final |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Attendance is required, as is regular participation, both in-class and on-line |
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