Lorenzo C. Simpson

The Unfinished Project (eBook, ePUB)

Toward a Postmetaphysical Humanism

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Produktbeschreibung

As humanity becomes increasingly interconnected through globalization, the question of whether community is possible within culturally diverse societies has returned as a principal concern for contemporary thought. Lorenzo Simpson charges that the current discussion is stuck at an impasse-between postmodernism's fragmented notions of cultural difference and humanism's homogeneous versions of community. Simpson proposes an alternative-one that bridges cultural differences without erasing them. He argues that we must establish common aesthetic and ethical standards incorporating sensitivity to difference if we are to achieve cross-cultural understanding.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135242954
• Artikelnr.: 39908900

Autorenporträt

Lorenzo C. Simpson is Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His most recent book is Technology, Time, and the Conversations ofModernity (Routledge, 1995).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Humanism, Postmodernism , and Irony
I. Historical Considerations
1. On Arnold and Herder: The Idea of Culture and the Idea of Difference 2. Musical Interlude: Adorno on Jazz, Or How Not to Fuse Horizons
II. The Unfinished Project
3. Critical Theory and the Politics of Recognition
4. Situated Cosmopolitanism
5. Postmodern Rejoinders
Epilogue: Towards a Humanistic Multiculturalism
Notes
Bibliography
Index