Engaged Buddhism as human rights ethos: the constructivist quest for cosmopolitanism
As the fundamental authority of universal rights claims are contested in a declining liberal international order, constructivists seek to transcend the limits of the Western, rationalist rights ethos and explore humanistic spiritual alternatives. This essay will evaluate the promise of a leading non...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Human rights review
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-20 |
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| Summary: | As the fundamental authority of universal rights claims are contested in a declining liberal international order, constructivists seek to transcend the limits of the Western, rationalist rights ethos and explore humanistic spiritual alternatives. This essay will evaluate the promise of a leading non-Western cosmopolitan ethos: engaged Buddhism. Buddhism offers a vision of universal compassion and moral responsibility that has shaped influential global advocacy efforts, with the potential to address a significant sector of the world community. But the Buddhist ethos has functioned as both a source of and a challenge to state power and nationalist identity in an era of globalization. Through examining a range of contemporary movements of engaged Buddhism in Tibet, Burma, Thailand, and Taiwan, we will see how this form of religious cosmopolitanism can play a role in constructing a rights ethos—if and when it maintains critical autonomy and Buddhist spiritual detachment from worldly power. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 18-20 |
| ISSN: | 1874-6306 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12142-019-00575-9 |
