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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458252503321

Autore

Dallmayr Fred R (Fred Reinhard), <1928->

Titolo

Integral pluralism [[electronic resource] ] : beyond culture wars / / Fred Dallmayr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, KY, : University Press of Kentucky, c2010

ISBN

0-8131-3945-7

0-8131-3539-7

1-282-93754-5

9786612937545

0-8131-7368-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

305.8001

Soggetti

Cultural pluralism

Intercultural communication

Philosophy, Comparative

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Integral pluralism : holism and difference -- The concept of the political : politics between war and peace -- The secular and the sacred : whither political theology? -- Postsecular faith : toward a religion of service -- Religion and the world : the quest for justice and peace -- Hermeneutics and cross-cultural encounters : integral pluralism in action -- A man for all seasons : Mahatma Gandhi's integral pluralism -- Reason and lifeworld : two exemplary Indian thinkers.

Sommario/riassunto

In addition to war, terrorism, and unchecked military violence, modernity is also subject to less visible but no less venomous conflicts. Global in nature, these ""culture wars"" exacerbate the tensions between tradition and innovation, virtue and freedom. Internationally acclaimed scholar Fred Dallmayr charts a course beyond these persistent but curable dichotomies in Integral Pluralism: Beyond Culture Wars. Consulting diverse fields such as philosophy, literature, political science, and religious studies, Dallmayr equates modern history with a process of steady pluralization. This process