在這篇文章中，作者試圖說明三個重點：一、中國傳統中的儒家主流思想與人權理念並無不合；第二、近幾十年來影響台灣的西方教育哲學主軸大體反映的是西方啟蒙以來重個人自由、自主、及理性的民主傳統，因此為後來人權理念的推廣奠下了基石；第三，在中國主流傳統思想與人權理念並無不合、再加上百年來中國主流知識分子對傳統失去自信心的情況下，台灣的教育學術與教育實務工作者對西方主流教育思維不免抱著開放接受的態度，這可以用來說明為甚麼人權教育在台灣的推動是相對的順利。由此作者推測：在台灣，人權觀念的普及、保障人權機制的建立與有效運作應是指日可待的事。

The essay was to sketch the possible background factors for the promotion of human rights in Taiwan. The authors of this essay took an optimistic stance. It was argued that human rights idea in Taiwan would be accepted without too many difficulties, and Taiwan would become a society in which human rights are respected. The reason for the authors’ optimism is threefold. First, the mainstream of Taiwan’s cultural inheritance, i.e. Confucianism, is compatible with the notion of human rights. This paves the way for the acceptance of rights-talk and its popularity. Second, it was suggested that Western philosophy of education was well-received in the last few decades by Taiwan’s educationalists. As it has been the underlying guideline for educational practice, the values it advocates, such as individual liberty, equity, democratic way of life, have also been well taken. It therefore makes the task of promoting human rights in Taiwan’s education relatively less difficult. Third, it was pointed out that the Taiwanese elite, owing to their inferiority complex, are wide open to the Western values, and the open-door mentality provides a niche for the well reception of human rights idea. Taking the three factors together, the authors claimed that both human rights education and the protection of human rights in daily life would be advancing in a desirable way.