The unfinished project : towards a postmetaphysical humanism /

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Author / Creator:Simpson, Lorenzo Charles.
Imprint:New York : Routledge, 2001.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 180 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12014506
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ISBN:9781135242886
1135242887
0415916372
9780415916370
0415916380
9780415916387
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Simpson, Lorenzo Charles. Unfinished project 0415916372