The unfinished project : towards a postmetaphysical humanism / Lorenzo C. Simpson.

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Simpson, Lorenzo Charles

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2001Description: 1 online resource (xi, 180 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781135242886
1135242887

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Unfinished projectDDC classification:

144 22

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B821 .S546 2001eb

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Contents:

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: Toward a Humanistic Multiculturalism.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.

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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.

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