CICS 101 Lecture 9: International Studies 386
8 Oct 2014
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It has long been argued that encouraging human rights is a facade for cultural imperialism. Uniting vastly different human cultures around a very particular set of conditions that function, in essence, to provide a right and wrong way to live, has proved to be quite complicated. However, one would be remiss to think that human rights are incompatible with culture. Culture is dynamic, constantly adapting to best suit its constituents and reshaping itself based on the most appropriate application of its values. One of the most salient arguments about culture and human rights application emanates from asia. In culture is destiny readers are exposed to an asian perspective on the issue from one of singapore"s renowned leaders, lee. Evidencing the complexity of the issue, kim dae jung gives a contrasting opinion in. Using these sources as well as the expertise from donelley and ignatief i will argue that promoting a global realization of human rights is not cultural imperialism.
