02853oam 2200625M 450 991045385420332120200324081326.00-415-91638-00-203-94879-31-135-24288-7(CKB)2550000001136371(EBL)1487108(OCoLC)862049225(SSID)ssj0001037506(PQKBManifestationID)12339189(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001037506(PQKBWorkID)11042484(PQKB)10503255(MiAaPQ)EBC1487108(Au-PeEL)EBL1487108(CaPaEBR)ebr10784397(CaONFJC)MIL536074(OCoLC)988511096(OCoLC-P)988511096(FlBoTFG)9780203948798(EXLCZ)99255000000113637120131112e20112001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe unfinished project toward a postmetaphysical humanism /Lorenzo C. SimpsonNew York :Routledge,2011.©20011 online resource (193 p.)Reprint. Originally published in 2001.0-415-91637-2 1-306-04823-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 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; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAs 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 toHumanismPostmodernismElectronic books.Humanism.Postmodernism.193Simpson Lorenzo C964914OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910453854203321The unfinished project2189263UNINA