Rüsen / Antohi / Huang Approaching Humankind

Towards an Intercultural Humanism
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-8470-0058-7
Verlag: V&R unipress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Kein

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 006, Part, 300 Seiten

Reihe: Reflections on (In)Humanity

Every human life form encapsulates an idea of humankind and humanity. Today, this very idea is challenged by the various and diverging needs for cultural orientation in the age of globalization. One of the recent attempts to meet these challenges is provided by a new humanism with an intercultural intent. Such humanism can be conceptualized only by the collaborative efforts of different academic disciplines at exploring the human being as the gist of what is meant by humanity. Thus, this volume explores the pertinent fields of knowledge from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, anthropology, sociology, economy, psychology, neurobiology, history, and gender studies. Focusing on the guiding question of what is meant by being a human, the contributions of this volume encompass a fascinating spectrum of insights, which will orientate future discussions on humanity and humanism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rüsen, Jörn

Antohi, Sorin

Huang, Chun-chieh

Weitere Mitwirkende

Antweiler, Christoph

Cancik, Hubert

Chattopadhyaya, Umesh

Dux, Günter

Hüther, Gerald

Lenz, Ilse

Oesterdiekhoff, Georg W.

Roetz, Heiner

Schmidt-Glintzer, Helwig

Straub, Jürgen

Rüsen, Jörn

Kozlarek, Oliver

Antohi, Sorin

Huang, Chun-chieh

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Title Page;3
2;Copyright;4
3;Table of Contents;5
4;Body;7
5;Preface;7
6;Jörn Rüsen: Introduction: Enquiring about Mankind;9
7;I. Foundations;21
8;Gerald Hüther: Neurobiological Approaches to a Better Understanding of Human Nature and Human Values;23
8.1;1. The Unique Plasticity of the Human Brain;23
8.2;2. Stress and the Experience-dependent Organization of Neuronal Connectivity;24
8.3;3. The Influence of Early Affectional Relationships on Brain Development and Behavior;29
8.4;4. A Neurobiological View on the Prerequisites for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence;31
8.5;Summary;34
8.6;References;35
9;Christoph Antweiler: Pan-cultural Universals – a Foundation for an Inclusive Humanism;37
9.1;Universals and the Project of a New Humanism;38
9.1.1;1. Pan-cultural Patterns vs. `Human Nature';39
9.1.2;2. Diachronic Universals and Developmental Universals;42
9.1.3;3. The Family of Man: the Problematic Nature of Normative Humanism Exemplified by Popular Concepts of Humanity;47
9.1.4;4. Methods of an Empirical Search for Universals: Comparison between Species and Intercultural Comparison;51
9.1.5;5. The Causes of Universals: Evolution… and Much More!;54
9.1.6;6. Towards a Realistic Theory of Culture: Universals within the Context of Intra- and Intercultural Diversity;55
9.1.7;7. Pancultural Structures in World Views Relevant for Humanism;60
9.2;Summary: a Universalizing Approach vs. Relativism and Absolutism;66
10;Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff: Man on the Way Towards Intellectual Growth and Humanity – Anthropological Foundations of History and Social Change;69
10.1;Introduction;69
10.2;Developmental Psychology and Piagetian Cross-Cultural Psychology;70
10.3;Logical and Abstract Thinking;74
10.4;Rationality and Superstition;76
10.5;Ordeals and Oracles;77
10.6;Magic;78
10.7;Religion;80
10.8;History of Philosophy and Sciences;82
10.9;The Rise of Industrial Society;83
10.10;The Historical Development of Morals;85
10.11;Freedom and Democracy, Slavery and Dictatorship;88
10.12;Conclusions;90
11;II. Cultural Manifestations;93
12;Hubert Cancik: Europe – Antiquity – Humanism;95
12.1;1. Orientation;95
12.2;2. Europe;96
12.2.1;2.1. Myth-History;96
12.2.2;2.2. The Space;97
12.2.3;2.3. The Empire;97
12.3;3. Antiquity;99
12.3.1;3.1. The Epoch and the Model;99
12.3.2;3.2. Contradictions;101
12.4;4. Tradition – Reception – Renaissance;102
12.4.1;4.1. Italy;102
12.4.2;4.2. Byzantium and Slavonic Culture;105
12.4.3;4.3. Arabian-Islamic Culture;106
12.5;5. Humanity;108
12.5.1;5.1. The Human Condition;108
12.5.2;5.2. Humanitas – “Cultivation and Compassion”;110
12.5.3;5.3. Philanthropy;111
12.6;6. Humanismus;112
12.6.1;6.1. The Pedagogical and Political Definition of the Term;112
12.6.2;6.2. Humanism with an Adjective;114
12.6.3;6.3. Theory and Practice;115
12.7;7. 10th December – Human Rights Day;117
13;Heiner Roetz: Confucian Humanism;119
14;Umesh C. Chattopadhyaya: Indian Humanism;139
14.1;1. Introduction;139
14.2;2. Humanistic Ideas in India;140
14.2.1;2.1 Understanding India;140
14.2.2;2.2 Facets of Indian Humanism;143
14.2.2.1;2.2.1 The Pre-Modern India;145
14.2.2.2;2.2.2 The Colonial Period: Modernization of India and Modern Indian Humanism;149
14.2.2.3;2.2.3 The Post-Independence Scenario;155
14.3;3. Conclusions;158
15;Jörn Rüsen: Classical Humanism – a Historical Survey;161
15.1;1. What is “Classical Humanism”?;161
15.2;2. Anthropological Premises;164
15.3;3. Historical Change;166
15.4;4. Archaic Societies;167
15.5;5. Cultural Change in Axial Times;168
15.6;6. Steps towards Modernity;170
15.7;7. The Humanization of Mankind in Modern European History;171
15.7.1;a) Secularization;172
15.7.2;b) Universalization;173
15.7.3;c) Naturalization;174
15.7.4;d) Idealization;176
15.7.5;e) Historicity;177
15.7.6;f) Individualization;179
15.8;8. Steps towards the Future;181
16;Oliver Kozlarek: Man and World in Latin American Humanism;185
16.1;1. Humanism and Politics;186
16.2;2. The Ambivalence of Enlightenment;188
16.3;3. The Long Road to Independence;189
16.4;4. Humanism as a Critique of Positivism;189
16.5;5. Humanism after the Second World War;194
16.6;6. Perspectives: What We Can Learn from Latin American Humanism;196
17;III. Current Issues;199
18;Günter Dux: Humanism and Its Interpretation in Secular Modernity – The Responsibility of Politics for Enabling a Humane Form of Life;201
18.1;1. Humanism as a Postulate of Political Ethics;201
18.2;2. The Historical Turning Point;202
18.3;3. The Secular Understanding of Human Life Forms as Spiritual Forms of Life;204
18.4;4. The Part of History in the Historical-Genetic Understanding of Modernity;205
18.4.1;1. Historical Sequence of Developmental Stages;205
18.4.2;2. The Logic of the Developmental Stages;206
18.4.3;3. The Intrinsic Logic of the Development of Cognition;206
18.5;5. The Transparency of History;208
18.6;6. Humanness as a Problem in a Secularized World;210
18.6.1;1. The Historicity of Life Forms as Part of conditio humana;210
18.6.1.1;1.1. Self-Determination;211
18.7;7. Humanism as a Problem in a Market-driven Society;212
18.8;Conclusion;214
19;Ilse Lenz: Differences of Humanity from the Perspective of Gender Research;217
19.1;Equality and Difference in International Gender Regimes and in Transnational Feminist Networks;219
19.2;Equality and Difference in the Perspective of Gender Research;222
19.3;Postcolonial Feminist Critique;224
19.4;The Perspective of Intersectionality;225
19.5;Inequality and Gender Conflicts;226
19.6;Reflective Universalism;230
20;Jürgen Straub: Personal Identity: A Concept in Humanist Tradition?;233
20.1;Humanism and the Question of Psychological Identity;233
20.2;Identity: Heterogeneous Meanings, First Determinations;240
20.3;The Historical, Cultural and Social Context;242
20.4;Theory of Identity: Basic Differences;243
20.5;Identity and Autonomy;244
20.6;The Triadic Pragma-semantics of Identity, Totality, Multiplicity (Diffusion, Dissociation, Fragmentation);245
20.7;Continuity, Consistency, Coherence;247
20.8;Final Remarks;250
21;Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer: Chances for a Global Humanism in the Conflict of Cultures;251
21.1;Preliminary Remarks;251
21.2;Man at the Centre;252
21.3;Humanism: More than a Period-term;254
21.4;Doubt and the Disappointment of War;256
21.5;The New Humanism in Posttraditional Societies;257
21.6;The Individual and its World;258
21.7;Four Preconditions for Humanism as a Guiding Concept;259
21.8;Humanism in Functional Terms;262
21.9;The Obstinacy of Cultures;263
21.10;The Clash of Cultures and the Demographic Factor;265
22;Notes on Contributors;267
22.1;Prof. Dr. phil., Dipl. geol. Christoph Antweiler;267
22.2;Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hubert Cancik;267
22.3;Prof. Dr. Umesh Chattopadhyaya (Ph.D., Cantab.);268
22.4;Prof. Dr. Günter Dux;268
22.5;Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. med. habil. Gerald Hüther;268
22.6;Prof. Dr. Oliver Kozlarek;269
22.7;Prof. Dr. Ilse Lenz;269
22.8;PD Dr. Dr. Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff;270
22.9;Prof. Dr. Heiner Roetz;270
22.10;Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jörn Rüsen;270
22.11;Prof. Dr. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer;271
22.12;Prof. Dr. phil. Jürgen Straub;271
23;Bibliography;273

Über Autor(innen)

Rüsen, Jörn
Prof Dr Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut der Universität Essen und Professor emeritus an der Universität Witten/Herdecke.

Rüsen, Jörn
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut in Essen und Professor emeritus der Universität Witten/Herdecke. Lehr- und Forschungstätigkeit an den Universitäten Braunschweig, Berlin (FU), Bochum, Bielefeld, Witten/Herdecke. 1994 bis 1997 geschäftsführender Direktor des Zentrums für interdisziplinäre Forschung der Universität Bielefeld, 1997 bis 2007 Präsident/Direktor des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts Essen. Ehrenpromotionen der Universitäten Lund, Brasilia und Curitiba.

Rüsen, Jörn
Prof Dr Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut der Universität Essen und Professor emeritus an der Universität Witten/Herdecke.

Antweiler, Christoph
Der Kulturanthropologe Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler leitet die Abteilung für Südostasienwissenschaft am Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Seine Hauptforschungsregion ist Südostasien. Zu seinen Forschungsschwerpunkten gehören Rationalität, lokales Wissen, Urbanität, Entwicklung, Ethnizität, Kulturuniversalien sowie biokulturelle Themen.

Huang, Chun-chieh
Prof Dr Chun-chieh Huang is National Chair Professor and Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University, and Research Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Hüther, Gerald
Gerald Hüther zählt zu den bekanntesten Hirnforschern im deutschsprachigen Raum. Er ist Vorstand der Akademie für Potentialentfaltung.www.gerald-huether.de

Kozlarek, Oliver
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kozlarek lehrt und forscht an der Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Morelia, Mexiko.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut in Essen und Professor emeritus der Universität Witten/Herdecke. Lehr- und Forschungstätigkeit an den Universitäten Braunschweig, Berlin (FU), Bochum, Bielefeld, Witten/Herdecke. 1994 bis 1997 geschäftsführender Direktor des Zentrums für interdisziplinäre Forschung der Universität Bielefeld, 1997 bis 2007 Präsident/Direktor des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts Essen. Ehrenpromotionen der Universitäten Lund, Brasilia und Curitiba.