The unfinished project : towards a postmetaphysical humanism /
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Author / Creator: | Simpson, Lorenzo Charles. |
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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 |
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 difference if we are to achieve cross-cultural understanding. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 180 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781135242886 1135242887 0415916372 9780415916370 0415916380 9780415916387 |