LEADER 04328nam 22006254a 450 001 9910972225103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780826264541 010 $a0826264549 035 $a(CKB)1000000000001572 035 $a(OCoLC)59671787 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10063464 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000125577 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11136907 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125577 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10026683 035 $a(PQKB)10351048 035 $a(OCoLC)1132668978 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse77160 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570799 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10063464 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570799 035 $a(Perlego)1693525 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000001572 100 $a20030701d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA common human ground $euniversality and particularity in a multicultural world /$fClaes G. Ryn 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (164 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780826214942 311 08$a0826214940 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPeace as the union of universality and particularity -- Moral and cultural preconditions of harmony -- A cosmopolitan basis for peace -- The living past -- A common ethical center -- Dubious conceptions of unity -- The attack on history -- Value-centered historicism -- The concrete as normative -- The unique expression of the universal. 330 8 $aA great challenge of the twenty-first century is the danger of conflict between persons, peoples, and cultures, among and within societies. In A Common Human Ground, Claes Ryn explores the nature of this problem and sets forth a theory about what is necessary for peaceful relations to be possible. Many in the Western world trust in "democracy, " "capitalism, " "liberal tolerance, " "scientific progress, " or "general enlightenment" to handle this problem. Although each of these, properly defined, may contribute toward alleviating disputes, Ryn argues that the problem is much more complex and demanding than is usually recognized. He reasons that, most fundamentally, good relations among individuals and nations have moral and cultural preconditions. What can predispose them to mutual respect and peace? One Western philosophical tradition, for which Plato set the pattern, maintains that the only way to genuine unity is for historical diversity to yield to universality. The implication of this view for a multicultural world would be a peace that requires that cultural distinctiveness be effaced as far as possible and replaced with a universal culture. A very different Western philosophical tradition denies the existence of universality altogether. It is represented today by postmodernist multiculturalism-a view that leaves unanswered the question as to how conflict between diverse groups might be averted. Ryn questions both of these traditions, arguing for the potential union of universality and particularity. He contends that the two need not be enemies, but in fact need each other. Cultivating individual and national particularities is potentially compatible with strengthening and enriching our common humanity. This volume embraces the notion of universality, while at the same time historicizing it. Using wide-ranging examples, Ryn presents a firmly sustained and systematic argument centering on this central issue. His approach is interdisciplinary, discussing not only political ideas, but also fiction, drama, and other arts. Scholarly and philosophical, but not specialized, this book will appeal to general readers as well as intellectuals. 606 $aPhilosophical anthropology 606 $aUniversals (Philosophy) 606 $aEthnic relations 615 0$aPhilosophical anthropology. 615 0$aUniversals (Philosophy) 615 0$aEthnic relations. 676 $a303.48/2 700 $aRyn$b Claes G.$f1943-$0572947 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972225103321 996 $aA common human ground$94368468 997 $aUNINA