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This title explores the under-examined theoretical foundations of contemporary Chinese philosophical discourse on human rights. Through an interpretive, critical, and constructive approach, it analyzes key elements of the broader theoretical context and offers a new framework for understanding and engaging with Chinese approaches to human rights. The book addresses a significant gap in scholarship by exploring the tendency of major Chinese human rights theories to neglect the background assumptions that inform their approaches. Through a systematic analysis of selected Chinese theories of moral reasoning and their underlying conceptions of moral normativity, the author identifies a possible framework for human rights theorizing. On this basis, the author outlines an alternative approach to human rights that emerges from Chinese discourse while differing from the human rights theories that sparked the inquiry. By bridging relevant Anglo-European debates, this book also contributes to global philosophy and addresses human rights beyond the Chinese philosophical context. It is essential reading for advanced students, researchers, and anyone interested in the potential of Chinese human rights theory and contemporary philosophical developments in China.

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Author:   Philippe Brunozzi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9781041204107

ISBN 10:   1041204108
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   29 December 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Preliminaries: Normativity, Moral Reasoning, and Human Rights 1. (Moral) Normativity 2. From Normativity to Moral Reasoning, and From Moral Reasoning to Human Rights 3. A Road Map Part II: Normativity and Moral Reasons 4. Practical Normativity 5. Moral Normativity Part III: Engaging with the Emerging Conception of Moral Normativity 6. The Conception of Practical Reasons: The Intrapersonal Level 7. The Interpersonal Level: Resilience, Second-Order Recognition, and Accountability 8. Moral Normativity: The Stability of the Moral Order and the Authority of Moral Demands Part IV: Moral Reasoning 9. Three Accounts of Moral Reasoning 10. Dialogical Approaches to Moral Reasoning 11. Reasoning from the First-Person Plural Standpoint Part V: The First-Order Level: Human Rights 12. The Existence Conditions of (Human) Rights 13. The Content of Human Rights 14. Conclusion: Refining the Map Bibliography

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Philippe Brunozzi is a Privatdozent at the Institute of Philosophy and Political Science at TU Dortmund University. His research focuses on contemporary Western and classical Chinese accounts of agency, as well as contemporary Chinese social and political philosophy.

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