On the Universal

The Uniform, the Common and Dialogue between Cultures

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

AvFrançois Jullien,Francois Jullien

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François Jullien, the leading philosopher and specialist in Chinese thought, has always aimed at building on inter-cultural relations between China and the West. In this new book he focuses on the following questions: Do universal values exist? Is dialogue between cultures possible? To answer these questions, he retraces the history of the concept of the universal from its invention as an aspect of Roman citizenship, through its neutralization in the Christian idea of salvation, to its present day manifestations. This raises the question of whether the search for the universal is a uniquely Western preoccupation: do other cultures, like China, even have a notion of the universal, and if so, how does it differ from ours? Having considered the meaning of the concept in the East and West, Jullien argues that, if communication between cultures is to be meaningful, facile assumptions of universal values and complacent relativism need to be examined. It follows, therefore, that dialogue between cultures should not begin with issues of identity and difference, but rather by considering divergence and profusion. By no longer simply assuming universality, we allow for greater self-reflection. This wide-ranging and engaging study will be of particular interest to students and scholars of philosophy and of Chinese culture and society. It will also appeal to a wider readership interested in contemporary thought and the challenges of communication between East and West.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-06-06
Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt322 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor228
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9780745646237

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ForewordItineraryI. On the UniversalII. On the UniformIII. On the CommonIV. From the advent of the State to the cosmo-political extension of the commonV. The other level: the universal as a logical categoryof philosophyVI. First encounter of the universal and the common:Roman citizenship extended to the EmpireVII. Paul and the matter of going beyond all communitarianism in Christian universalismVIII. Does the question of the universal arise in other cultures?IX. Are there universal notions? A cultural universal having ideal statusX. On Human rights - the notion of universalisingXI. If it is neither synthesis nor denominator nor foundation, from where does the common arise?XII. On ‘Cultures’: divergences of language - the resources of thoughtXIII. To construct the dialogue between cultures to counter the surrounding uniformisation; human self-reflection

""A valuable contribution to the field. The controversies he identifies are only going to become more deep-set in our increasingly multi-polar world, and given the current geo-political climate we need more than ever to agree on the role that universal Human Rights may play in an increasingly globalised world."LSE Review of Books "François Jullien poses the question of dialogue between cultures in a way altogether different from the loose talk that tends to surround this topic, re-examining, in an insightful and rigorous fashion, the problem of the universal – an ambition hardly surprising in an author who is both a philosopher and a sinologist. If there is a problem, explains Jullien, it is because the universal – that emblematic category of Western civilization, the source of its vitality for centuries – continues to be challenged and to find itself in opposition to the rights linked to the irreducible singularity of cultures ... Here we find a rich and agile thought, harvesting new ideas from philosophical tradition, drawing on a detailed knowledge of cultures and clearly interrogating the founding ideological moments of European civilization."Etudes: Revue de culture contemporaine