P. C. Chang: Difference between revisions

Chang has been described as a [[Polymath|renaissance man]]. He was a playwright, musician, diplomat; a lover of traditional Chinese literature and music and someone who knew both [[Western world|Western]] and [[Islamic culture]]. His philosophy was strongly based on the teachings of [[Confucius]]. At the first meeting of [[ECOSOC|United Nations Economic and Social Council]] he quoted [[Mencius]] stating that ECOSOC's highest aim should be to "subdue people with goodness."<ref>Glendon, p 33</ref> He also argued that many influential western thinkers on rights were guided by Chinese ideas. "In the 18th century, when progressive ideas with respect to human rights had been first put forward in Europe, translations of Chinese philosophers had been known to, and had inspired, such thinkers as Voltaire, Quesnay and Diderot in their humanistic revolt against feudalism," he told the [[UN General Assembly]] in 1948.<ref>Sumner Twiss, "[http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellbaozm/Papers/Rosemont.pdf#page=68 Confucian Ethics, Concept-Clusters, and Human Rights ,"] in Henry Rosemont, Marthe Chandler and Ronnie Littlejohn. ''Polishing the Chinese Mirror : Essays in Honor of Henry Rosemont, Jr.'' (New York: Global Scholarly Publications, Acpa Series of Chinese and Comparative Philosophy, 2008). {{ISBN|9781592670833}} p. 60-65.</ref>

 

 

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