Ethics, Human Rights and Culture Beyond Relativism and Universalism
Is it possible, given culturally incongruent perspectives, to validate any common standards of behaviour? Is cultural relativity be a problem when cultures are porous? Can we implement human rights without incorporating the idea into the fabric of culture
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Xiaorong Li
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Ethics, Human Rights and Culture
Xiaorong Li
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Beyond Relativism and Universalism
© Xiaorong Li 2006 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.
Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–8548–4 hardback ISBN-10: 1–4039–8548–0 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Li, Xiaorong, 1958– Ethics, human rights, and culture : beyond relativism and universalism / Xiaorong Li. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1–4039–8548–0 (cloth) 1. Human rights. 2. Social ethics. 3. Pluralism (Social sciences). I. Title. JC571.L52828 2005 323—dc22
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