Does the Asian think?

Author: (Singapore) Kishore Mahbubani; Wee Wen
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Can Asians Think? Does Western Civilization Have Universal Validity? Does the West Promote Human Rights for Altruistic Reasons? The collection of essays written by Kishore Mahbubani over the past decade attempts to answer these questions. The dominance of Western civilization for over 500 years has demonstrated that it is the only truly universal civilization. In contrast to this prevailing view, Can Asians Think? argues that other civilizations can also make the same contributions to human development and growth as Western civilization has. In the second edition, three essays were removed while three new ones were added. The Introduction explains the reasons for this, but the core arguments remain unchanged.