Human Rights and East Asian Philosophy: 75 Years after Universal Declaration

2024年01月09日至10日

学术会议公共事务伦理学文学硕士课程应用伦理学研究中心

日期: 2024年01月09日至10日

时间: 09:30-18:00

地点: 香港浸会大学逸夫校园逸夫行政楼SWT 501演讲厅 + zoom

语言: 英语

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Centre for Applied Ethics will host a workshop on human rights and East Asian philosophy. This event aims to delve into topics such as the justification of human rights within Chinese cultural traditions, the contributions of cultural traditions to the discourse on specific human rights and how various theories have shaped our understanding of human rights.

Conference Proceedings

Join Online via zoom

Zoom Meeting ID: 954 2157 8988

Passcode: 752612

Zoom link: https://hkbu.zoom.us/j/95421578988?pwd=cDVKMVpZb1lmUVBTYVEza1pKdHZaUT09

Day 1 Conference：9/1/2024 (Tuesday)

Time	Opening Ceremony Chairperson: Baldwin B. W. WONG
09:30-09:45	Welcoming Speeches Prof. Stuart CHRISTIE, Executive Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts; Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, HKBU Dr. KWOK Wai Luen, Head, Department of Religion and Philosophy; Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, HKBU Dr. Benedict S. B. CHAN, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts; Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy; Director, Centre for Applied Ethics, HKBU Group Photo
Time	Session 1: Confucianism and Human Rights Chairperson: James ROONEY
09:45-10:05	1. Sungmoon KIM, The City University of Hong Kong “Confucian Dignity and Political Rights”
10:05-10:25	2. Stephen ANGLE, Wesleyan University “Does Confucian Citizenship Require (a Right to) Political Participation?”
10:25-10:45	3. LI Chenyang, Nanyang Technological University “Confucian Strong Harmony and Human Rights”
10:45-11:15	Discussion
11:15-11:30	Break
Time	Session 2: Individual and Group Rights in East Asia Chairperson: Ann Gillian CHU
11:30-11:50	4. Alexus MCLEOD, Indiana University “Illness and Respect for Persons in the Zhuangzi”
11:50-12:10	5. Baldwin B. W. WONG, Hong Kong Baptist University “A Confucian Strong View of Free Speech: From Wang Yangming’s Perspective”
12:10-12:30	6. Siu Fu TANG, The University of Hong Kong “Group Rights and Individual Rights: A Confucian Perspective”
12:30-13:00	Discussion
13:00-14:45	Lunch, at Bistro NTT, HKBU
Time	Session 3: Human Development, Positive Rights and Human Rights Chairperson: Mark BOONE
14:45-15:05	7. Eric PALMER, Allegheny College “Positive Human Rights”
15:05-15:25	8. Lori KELEHER, New Mexico State University “Human Dignity in Human Rights and Human Development”
15:25-15:45	9. Jay DRYDYK, Carleton University “Human Rights without Ideals: A Capability Approach”
15:45-16:15	Discussion
16:15-16:30	Break
Time	Session 4: Human Rights in East Asian Traditions Chairperson: Kevin J. TURNER
16:30-16:50	10. JIN Yutang, The University of Hong Kong “Yin Haiguang, Freedom, and Chinese Culture: The Value of Liberal Democracy in the Sinophone Context”
16:50-17:10	11. Ellen Y. ZHANG, The University of Macau “Human Dignity and Human Rights: A Reflection from Buddhism”
17:10-17:30	12. Elton CHAN, Lingnan University “Universal Love as Insurance against Misfortune: A Mohist Justification for Universal Human Right to Distributive Justice”
17:30-18:00	Discussion

Day 2 Conference：10/1/2024 (Wednesday)

Time	Session 5: Confucianism, Individualism and Legal Moralism Chairperson: Levi CHECKETTS
09:30-09:50	13. May SIM, College of Holy Cross “Early Confucian Resources for Human Rights”
09:50-10:10	14. YU Kam Por, Cambodia University of Technology and Science “Confucian Reception and Conception of Human Rights”
10:10-10:30	15. KWAN Kai Man, Hong Kong Baptist University “The Right Not to be Legally Prohibited & the Harm Principle──Revisiting the Hart-Devlin Debate”
10:30-11:00	Discussion
11:00-11:30	Break
Time	Session 6: Human Rights in East Asia: Past and Future Chairperson: KWAN Kai Man
11:30-11:50	16. Eric S. NELSON, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology “Hu Shi, Zhang Junmai, and the Modern Archaics of Human Rights in Republican China”
11:50-12:10	17. Benedict S. B. CHAN, Hong Kong Baptist University “Exploring Human Rights and Confucianism: A Non-Orthodox and Consequentialist Perspective”
12:10-12:30	Discussion
12:30-14:30	Lunch, at Kowloon Tsai Home Owner Association
Time	Session 7: International Human Rights in East Asia Chairperson: Ahti-Veikko PIETARINEN
14:30-14:50	18. Shaun O’DWYER, Kyushu University “Overcoming Confucianism’s Reputational Deficit in Human Rights Discourse: Peng-chun Chang and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
14:50-15:10	19. Levi CHECKETTS, Hong Kong Baptist University “Can a Confucian Culture Vindicate the Violated Rights of the Comfort Women?”
15:10-15:30	Discussion
15:30-15:50	Break
Time	Session 8: Epistemic Rights Chairperson: Andrew LOKE
15:50-16:10	20. KWOK Chi, Lingnan University “Epistemic Rights: A Confucian Perspective”
16:10-16:30	21. WONG Pak Hang, Hong Kong Baptist University “Epistemic Rights as Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Confucian Perspective?”
16:30-16:50	Discussion
16:50-17:00	Break
Time	Closing Ceremony Chairperson: Benedict S. B. CHAN
17:00-17:15	Closing Remarks Dr. KWOK Wai Luen, Head, Department of Religion and Philosophy; Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, HKBU Dr. Benedict S. B. CHAN, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts; Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy; Director, Centre for Applied Ethics, HKBU Dr. Baldwin B. W. WONG, Assistant Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy; Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, HKBU

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