Constructing Social Reality
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Some of the most significant obstacles to human well-being today are habits of Western thought that have been exported around the world. These habits include dichotomous conceptions of truth and relativity, cynical conceptions of knowledge and power, and conflictual conceptions of science and religion. Michael Karlberg articulates a framework for reconciling each of these false dichotomies in a critically informed and constructive manner. He does this, in philosophical terms, by reconciling ontological foundationalism and epistemological relativism within a moderate social constructionist framework. Karlberg's timely and accessible argument is offered with a spirit of humility and open-mindedness, inviting dialogue characterized by the same spirit, born out of genuine concern for the betterment of humanity at this critical juncture in history.
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Chapter 1: Reconciling Truth & Relativity
Reality as Enabling and Constraining Perceptions of Truth
Truths versus Truth Claims
Relative Attunement to Truth
Toward Increasing Attunement
Relative Embodiment of Truth
Toward Increasing Embodiment
Chapter 2: Reconciling Knowledge & Power
Conceptualizing Knowledge
Conceptualizing Power
Knowledge, Power, and Justice
Chapter 3: Reconciling Science & Religion
The Normative Discourse on Science
The Normative Discourse on Religion
Chapter 4: Bahá'í Discourse & Practice
Fostering a Normative Discourse on Religion
Fostering a Culture of Learning
Fostering a Culture of Empowerment
Chapter 5: Materialist Frames of Reference
Physicalism
Pragmatism
Proceduralism
Agonism
Chapter 6: Looking Forward
Some Ontological Implications
Some Epistemological Implications
Toward a Radical Constructive Program
