The UDHR’s drafting was a pluralist debate, not a Western imposition.

Evidence

Dr Chang was a pluralist and held forth in charming fashion on the proposition that there is more than one kind of ultimate reality. The Declaration, he said, should reflect more than simply Western ideas and Dr Humphrey would have to be eclectic in his approach. His remark, though addressed to Dr Humphrey, was really directed at Dr Malik, from whom it drew a prompt retort as he expounded at some length the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas. Dr Humphrey joined enthusiastically in the discussion, and I remember that at one point Dr Chang suggested that the Secretariat might well spend a few months studying the fundamentals of Confucianism! — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 99

Categorization

• CANDY: Chang suggesting the Secretariat study Confucianism for a few months is a delightful, tweetable detail about the UDHR’s origins.
• XREF: connects to: The UDHR’s would-be critics objected to its drafting, not its universality — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 277; The UDHR’s welfare subject was a white male breadwinner, not a universal person — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 184

Broader Connections

• The UDHR’s would-be critics objected to its drafting, not its universality #corroborates (0.85) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 277