Courses
GCVM1036 Human Rights in a Multicultural World (3 units)
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
In this course, the basic concepts of rights will be explained and the historical development of these ideas traced briefly. Then the perspectives of different philosophical traditions (such as liberal-deontological, liberal-utilitarian, communitarian and Marxist) on human rights will be expounded. Further, both western and non-western religious views on human rights will be introduced, e.g. Confucianist, Buddhist, Islamic and Christian. Students will learn to identify, understand and reflect on ethical issues such as the ethical foundation of rights, the balance or tension between individual rights and good society, and conflicts between different kinds of human rights.
http://ge.hkbu.edu.hk/course/GCVM-1036/