Approaching Humankind
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Approaching Humankind

Towards an Intercultural Humanism

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Approaching Humankind

Towards an Intercultural Humanism

About this book

Every human life form encapsulates an idea of humankind and humanity. Today, this very idea is challenged by the various and diverging needs for cultural orientation in the age of globalization. One of the recent attempts to meet these challenges is provided by a new humanism with an intercultural intent. Such humanism can be conceptualized only by the collaborative efforts of different academic disciplines at exploring the human being as the gist of what is meant by humanity. Thus, this volume explores the pertinent fields of knowledge from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, anthropology, sociology, economy, psychology, neurobiology, history, and gender studies. Focusing on the guiding question of what is meant by being a human, the contributions of this volume encompass a fascinating spectrum of insights, which will orientate future discussions on humanity and humanism.

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Yes, you can access Approaching Humankind by Jörn Rüsen, Sorin Antohi,Chun-chieh Huang,Jörn Rüsen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Science General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
V&R Unipress
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9783847100584
eBook ISBN
9783847000587
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Science General
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Body
  5. Preface
  6. Jörn Rüsen: Introduction: Enquiring about Mankind
  7. I. Foundations
  8. Gerald Hüther: Neurobiological Approaches to a Better Understanding of Human Nature and Human Values
  9. Christoph Antweiler: Pan-cultural Universals – a Foundation for an Inclusive Humanism
  10. Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff: Man on the Way Towards Intellectual Growth and Humanity – Anthropological Foundations of History and Social Change
  11. II. Cultural Manifestations
  12. Hubert Cancik: Europe – Antiquity – Humanism
  13. Heiner Roetz: Confucian Humanism
  14. Umesh C. Chattopadhyaya: Indian Humanism
  15. Jörn Rüsen: Classical Humanism – a Historical Survey
  16. Oliver Kozlarek: Man and World in Latin American Humanism
  17. III. Current Issues
  18. Günter Dux: Humanism and Its Interpretation in Secular Modernity – The Responsibility of Politics for Enabling a Humane Form of Life
  19. Ilse Lenz: Differences of Humanity from the Perspective of Gender Research
  20. Jürgen Straub: Personal Identity: A Concept in Humanist Tradition?
  21. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer: Chances for a Global Humanism in the Conflict of Cultures
  22. Notes on Contributors
  23. Bibliography