Cultural Otherness and Beyond

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-90-04-10026-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 621 g

Reihe: Philosophy of History and Culture

This collection of essays deals with some pressing social, cultural and moral concerns. It addresses problems of trans-cultural and intro-cultural understanding due to diverse perceptions of various themes. Moving beyond Cultural Otherness its aim is to evolve linkages between alternative visions of convergent character avoiding the extremes of hegemonic globalization and radical relativism. Themes included are: alternative perceptions of 1. history and historiography; 2. flux; 3. satisfactions, and obstacles in cross-cultural understanding; 4. A-self and other; 5. cultural objects; 6. world crisis; 7. democracy and development; 8. bias against women in India; 9. gender justice; 10. women's freedom; 11. culture, theory and practice. Each subject in its specific area signals the turn towards shared visions of the human condition.
The book has relevance for an interdisciplinary audience interested in cross-cultural dialogue that signals the turn from divergences to convergence, fragmentation to non-hegemonic globalization

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gupta, Chhanda

Chattopadhyaya

Weitere Mitwirkende

Dalmayr, Fred

Hoffman, Frank

Margolis, Joseph

Schues, Christine

Shusterman, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Chhanda Gupta, Ph.D. (1971) in Philosophy, Calcutta University, teaches Philosophy at Jadavpur University. Her publications include: Realism versus Realism (1995), Essays in Social & Political Philosophy (1989) and Philosophy of Science (1992).
D.P. Chattopadhyaya, Ph.D. (Calcutta and London), Professor of Philosophy (Retd.) Jadavpur University. His publications include: Individuals & Societies, Societies & Cultures (1979), History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (1996).