The Unfinished Project

Toward a Postmetaphysical Humanism
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-415-91637-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simpson, Lorenzo C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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 of Modernity (Routledge, 1995).