Abstract
We demonstrated in Chapter 2 how concepts of human rights differ substantially between and across space and time. This difference is viewed as positive and insightful in understanding the meaning and the application of human rights globally. In this chapter, we offer a conceptualization of human rights based on the fusion of horizons. It is essential, in this approach, to recognize different traditions, with regard to human rights conceptualization, in a manner that could transcend the dichotomies inherent in the Universalist-Relativist debate and legitimize the endeavor of human rights education. In addition, we also seek to account for the importance of the approach. In this chapter, we emphasize the importance of recognizing a human rights conceptualization in relation to the moral system from which the notion emerges. Also an equal emphasis should be placed on granting all traditions across cultures an equal standing in “fusion of horizon,” a process that cultivates a constructive dialogue on human rights education.
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© 2015 Fuad Al-Daraweesh and Dale T. Snauwaert
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Al-Daraweesh, F., Snauwaert, D.T. (2015). Fusion of Horizons. In: Human Rights Education Beyond Universalism and Relativism. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137471086_5
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