The principle of human rights and fundamental human values has gradually become a key concept in contemporary Chinese ethics. Research themes have centered on the fundamental ethical value of human rights, implication...The principle of human rights and fundamental human values has gradually become a key concept in contemporary Chinese ethics. Research themes have centered on the fundamental ethical value of human rights, implications of the concept of human rights, arguments for human rights, the historical evolution of its various forms, the influence of the principle of human rights in shaping basic social claims, and the convergence of Confucian ideas and concepts of human rights. In addition, using branches of applied ethics as their platform, researchers have conducted in-depth discussions on conflicts of rights and duties arising from interpersonal relations and judgments and on assessment criteria and adjustment mechanisms for conflicts of interest between the natural and the human world. Such research on human rights constitutes a starting point for the development of Chinese ethics, marking a departure from traditional academic study that has almost always been concerned with ethical duties rather than ethical rights. As the research deepens, it becomes clearer that although China＇s constitution affirms the ＂protection of human rights＂ as a fundamental state policy, in China as in many other countries this protection is a highly abstract and generalized principle that is difficult to apply as concrete working guidance for action when confronted by the conflicting claims of bearers of different rights and interests. Therefore, to accurately define the connotations of human rights and its boundaries has naturally become an important task which must be faced if we are to deepen research on human rights theory.展开更多
文摘The principle of human rights and fundamental human values has gradually become a key concept in contemporary Chinese ethics. Research themes have centered on the fundamental ethical value of human rights, implications of the concept of human rights, arguments for human rights, the historical evolution of its various forms, the influence of the principle of human rights in shaping basic social claims, and the convergence of Confucian ideas and concepts of human rights. In addition, using branches of applied ethics as their platform, researchers have conducted in-depth discussions on conflicts of rights and duties arising from interpersonal relations and judgments and on assessment criteria and adjustment mechanisms for conflicts of interest between the natural and the human world. Such research on human rights constitutes a starting point for the development of Chinese ethics, marking a departure from traditional academic study that has almost always been concerned with ethical duties rather than ethical rights. As the research deepens, it becomes clearer that although China＇s constitution affirms the ＂protection of human rights＂ as a fundamental state policy, in China as in many other countries this protection is a highly abstract and generalized principle that is difficult to apply as concrete working guidance for action when confronted by the conflicting claims of bearers of different rights and interests. Therefore, to accurately define the connotations of human rights and its boundaries has naturally become an important task which must be faced if we are to deepen research on human rights theory.
