« Konstantin Peysin A Question of Filial Piety Should we publicly accuse our own parents of a crime, which will undoubtedly result in their punishment? ...» Document abstract
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SummaryShould we publicly accuse our own parents of a crime, which will undoubtedly result in their punishment? This age old question has been debated for millennia throughout the world with varied and countless legitimate arguments swaying people’s opinions from one side to the other. It is unclear if we shall ever uncover the “right” answer, but people around the globe will most certainly keep trying to solve this complex dilemma. And when these people exhaust their own common sense and judgments of morality, they turn to greater minds, those who have done this before and have reached definite answers on the subject.
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- Should we publicly accuse our own parents of a crime, which will undoubtedly result in their punishment?
- Of the two philosophers Confucius devotes a lot more time to the subject of filial piety and the importance of the relationship built on its principles
- This all leads to the main question being asked, 'Is lying to save ones parents considered a form of serving them??
- In response to the dilemma of choosing which wrong to commit, Confucius would likely answer that filial piety rules above all.
- A main point of argument in the Gorgias is Plato's assertion that to inflict wrong is a greater evil than to suffer wrong
- He says it is in society's best interest for a son to 'take his father to the doctor', to follow the path of the just.
« Now, the question is : should we necessarily condemn these facts, on account of the highest ideals of the culture, ie obedience, respect or filial piety"[xiii ...» Document abstract
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Summary We'll see that a mediate position can be found between what Donnelly has identified as radical cultural relativism (a) and radical universalism (b). Thus, it seems that a cross-cultural consensus can be found on the universality of some basic rights contained in the UDHR, whereas some other articles may be susceptible of cultural adaptation. But in the first place we will examine the position of cultural relativists and its potential weaknesses and hidden rationals
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- The UDHR is a Western conception of human rights (the claim for cultural relativism)
- Human rights: a Western invention
- Human rights as opposed to duties and collective mechanisms
- The accusation of cultural imperialism
- The issue of the hierarchy of rights within the UDHR
- The necessary respect for cultural diversity
- Striving for universalism (the defenders of the UDHR)
- The hidden side of cultural relativism
- The accommodation of universal rights in a non-Western cultural context: the case of Islamic countries
- A way out: 'relative universality' and the recognition of basic rights
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