Fundamentals of Comparative and Intercultural Philosophy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Av Lin Ma, Jaap van Brakel, Jaap van Brakel

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Discusses the conditions of possibility for intercultural and comparative philosophy, and for crosscultural communication at large.This innovative book explores the preconditions necessary for intercultural and comparative philosophy. Philosophical practices that involve at least two different traditions with no common heritage and whose languages have very different grammatical structure, such as Indo-Germanic languages and classical Chinese, are a particular focus. Lin Ma and Jaap van Brakel look at the necessary and not-so-necessary conditions of possibility of interpretation, comparison, and other forms of interaction and how we can speak of similarities and differences in this context. The authors posit that it is necessary to dissolve the question of universalism versus relativism by replacing the ideal language paradigm with a paradigm of family resemblances and that it is not necessary to share a common language to engage in comparison. Numerous case studies are presented, including many comparisons of Western and Chinese concepts.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-05-01
Mått152 x 229 x 33 mm
Vikt735 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Antal sidor432
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9781438460154

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Note on ReferencingSymbols and AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Preliminaries—Philosophy and LanguageDo We Need a Universal Notion of Philosophy?Language (Preliminaries)Linguistic Relativism2. The Troubled Water of the Ideal Language ParadigmSpecters of the Ideal Language ParadigmAre There Universals?3. Universalism and RelativismSimilarities of Universalism and RelativismCase Study of Color in View of Relativism versus UniversalismThe Preconditions of Scientific Knowledge4. Family Resemblance and De- essentialization(De-)essentialization of Language and MeaningFamily ResemblanceFamily Resemblance across Traditions5. No Need to Speak the Same LanguageThe NNSSL- PrincipleFirst ContactsThe Treaty of Waitangi"A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs"NNSSL and No Need for a Shared World Either?6. Conceptual Schemes and Forms of LifeConceptual SchemesForm(s) of LifeSimilarities and Differences7. Varieties of Intercultural PhilosophyTerminologyHeidegger’s Asian ConnectionInterkulturelle Philosophie EthnophilosophyComparative Philosophy: Science, Pragmatism, or Anti-philosophy?Variations of World PhilosophyThe Geyi 格义 Method8. Constraints in the Era of Globalization Center- Periphery ForcesStandardization and Regimentation of Languages"Cattle Colors"Transcendental PretenceQing 青 versus Emotion(s)Globalization Makes the Past InaccessibleBe(ing)9. Interpretation ModelsTheories of InterpretationXYZ-Model of Interpretation and ComparisonUnderdetermination of Interpretation10. Necessary Preconditions for InterpretationPrinciples of InterpretationQuasi-UniversalsFR- ExtensionFinal Necessary Preconditions of InterpretationTruth and RightnessConclusionNotes Works Cited Name Index Subject Index

"This is a rich and stimulating book … Throughout, succinct taxonomies structure and address pertinent questions, assisting the reader to take stock and stay afloat on the river of ideas that flows deeply through the text … Fundamentals of Comparative and Intercultural Philosophy is a most helpful addition to the canon of comparative philosophy. It is surely an invaluable resource for researchers everywhere navigating the subtle distinctions between language and meaning, translation and interpretation." — Culture and Dialogue