Dialogue Among Civilizations
Author | : F. Dallmayr |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2003-02-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 1403960607 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781403960603 |
Rating | : 4/5 (603 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dialogue Among Civilizations written by F. Dallmayr and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-02-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialogue Among Civilizations explores the social, cultural, and philosophical underpinnings of 'civilizational dialogue' by asking questions such as: What is the meaning of such dialogue? What are its preconditions? Are there different trajectories for different civilizations? Is there also a dialogue between past and future involving remembrance? Exemplary voices range from Ibn Rushd, Goethe and Hafiz to Soroush, Gadamer, and the Mahatma Gandhi.