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Humanism in intercultural perspective : experiences and expectations
Title
Humanism in intercultural perspective : experiences and expectations / Jörn Rüsen, Henner Laass (eds.).
ISBN
9783837613445 (pbk.)
3837613445 (pbk.)
Published
Bielefeld : Transcript ; New Brunswick, NJ : Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, c2009.
Physical Description
275 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Based on the presentations and discussions of a conference on "Humanism in the Era of Globalization, an Intercultural Dialogue on Culture, Humanity, and Values," which took place from July 6-8, 2006, in Essen....This project is run by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut- KWi) in Essen (Germany) in close cooperation with the neighbouring universities of Bochum, Dortmund, and Duisburg-Essen. It is sponsored by the Stiftung Mercator.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 20, 2010
Series
Being human ; v. 1
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-265) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Jörn Rüsen
Introduction. Humanism in the era of globalization: ideas on a new cultural orientation / Jörn Rüsen
Humanism in a global world / Dipesh Chakrabarty
Humanism in the era of globalization: some thoughts / Romila Thapar
The spirit of renwen ("Humanism") in the traditional culture of China / YunQuan Chen
Humanism in Indian thought / Surendra Munshi
Africa and humanism / Elísio Macamo
Exclusion and inclusion in the quest for a "new" humanism: a perspective from Africa / Bernard C. Lategan
A return to the question of humanism in Islamic contexts / Muhammad Arkoun
What is humanism? My western response / Friedrich Wilhelm Graf
Ideology und utopia: some brief remarks on the relation between religion and humanism / Volkhard Krech
New wine in old bottles? Reflections on the scope for a Jewish voice in a humanist intercultural dialogue / Jonathan Webber
"Who observes religions?" Negotiating faith, reason and the idea of humanism in an "era of terrorism" / Georg Essen
Man in the light of God: an essay on humanism in Islam / Hassan Hanafi
Feminism as integral to the history of humanism / Gianna Pomata
Humanism and the literary imagination / Erhard Reckwitz
Humanism and the social: an unclarified relationship / Bo Stråth
Intercultural competence: a humanistic perspective / Jürgen Straub
Humanism yet once more: a view from the other side / Longxi Zhang
Logocentrism and beyond: some concluding remarks / Henner Laass.
Subjects
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Stiftung Mercator.
Wissenschaftszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen. Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen.
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