Dignity and Human Rights in Western and South Asian Cultures
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In the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, dignity is enshrined in its preamble as:

  • A particularistic principle of hierarchy
  • An inherent quality of all humans (correct)
  • A consequence or reward of virtue
  • A virtue dominated by Christianity
  • In the pre-modern world, dignity was seen as:

  • An inherent quality of all humans
  • An attribute of the few (correct)
  • A reward of virtue
  • A universal principle of equality
  • The term 'kavod' in Hebrew is conventionally translated as:

  • Virtue
  • Dignity (correct)
  • Universal principle
  • Hierarchy
  • According to Immanuel Kant, human dignity is:

    <p>Inherent and universal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the dominant understanding of dignity in Christianity according to the text?

    <p>Inherent and in some important sense universal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the West prior to the Enlightenment, the exercise of the right to a full measure of dignity and self-determination was primarily restricted to which group?

    <p>Male citizens of the elites in Ancient Greece</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the inspirations for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

    <p>The idea that human rights rest on the inherent dignity of the human person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Confucian thought, how are humans viewed in relation to 'heaven-and-earth' (tiandi)?

    <p>As a part of 'heaven-and-earth'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was known as Master Kong and was a key figure in the Confucian tradition?

    <p>Kong Qiu</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the late nineteenth century, what burdened China despite it still being under imperial rule?

    <p>&quot;Unequal treaties&quot; that restricted Chinese sovereign</p> Signup and view all the answers

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