
Approaching Humankind
Towards an Intercultural Humanism
Jörn Rüsen(Editor)
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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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Prof Dr Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut der Universität Essen und Professor emeritus an der Universität Witten/Herdecke.
Contributions
Der Kulturanthropologe Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler leitet die Abteilung für Südostasienwissenschaft am Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Seine Hauptforschungsregion ist Südostasien. Zu seinen Forschungsschwerpunkten gehören Rationalität, lokales Wissen, Urbanität, Entwicklung, Ethnizität, Kulturuniversalien sowie biokulturelle Themen.
Gerald Hüther zählt zu den bekanntesten Hirnforschern im deutschsprachigen Raum. Er ist Vorstand der Akademie für Potentialentfaltung.www.gerald-huether.de
Prof Dr Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut der Universität Essen und Professor emeritus an der Universität Witten/Herdecke.
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kozlarek lehrt und forscht an der Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Morelia, Mexiko.
Series Editor
Prof Dr Chun-chieh Huang is National Chair Professor and Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University, and Research Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
Prof Dr Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut der Universität Essen und Professor emeritus an der Universität Witten/Herdecke.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Body
- Preface
- Jörn Rüsen: Introduction: Enquiring about Mankind
- I. Foundations
- Gerald Hüther: Neurobiological Approaches to a Better Understanding of Human Nature and Human Values
- 1. The Unique Plasticity of the Human Brain
- 2. Stress and the Experience-dependent Organization of Neuronal Connectivity
- 3. The Influence of Early Affectional Relationships on Brain Development and Behavior
- 4. A Neurobiological View on the Prerequisites for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence
- Summary
- References
- Christoph Antweiler: Pan-cultural Universals - a Foundation for an Inclusive Humanism
- Universals and the Project of a New Humanism
- 1. Pan-cultural Patterns vs. `Human Nature'
- 2. Diachronic Universals and Developmental Universals
- 3. The Family of Man: the Problematic Nature of Normative Humanism Exemplified by Popular Concepts of Humanity
- 4. Methods of an Empirical Search for Universals: Comparison between Species and Intercultural Comparison
- 5. The Causes of Universals: Evolution. and Much More!
- 6. Towards a Realistic Theory of Culture: Universals within the Context of Intra- and Intercultural Diversity
- 7. Pancultural Structures in World Views Relevant for Humanism
- Summary: a Universalizing Approach vs. Relativism and Absolutism
- Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff: Man on the Way Towards Intellectual Growth and Humanity - Anthropological Foundations of History and Social Change
- Introduction
- Developmental Psychology and Piagetian Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Logical and Abstract Thinking
- Rationality and Superstition
- Ordeals and Oracles
- Magic
- Religion
- History of Philosophy and Sciences
- The Rise of Industrial Society
- The Historical Development of Morals
- Freedom and Democracy, Slavery and Dictatorship
- Conclusions
- II. Cultural Manifestations
- Hubert Cancik: Europe - Antiquity - Humanism
- 1. Orientation
- 2. Europe
- 2.1. Myth-History
- 2.2. The Space
- 2.3. The Empire
- 3. Antiquity
- 3.1. The Epoch and the Model
- 3.2. Contradictions
- 4. Tradition - Reception - Renaissance
- 4.1. Italy
- 4.2. Byzantium and Slavonic Culture
- 4.3. Arabian-Islamic Culture
- 5. Humanity
- 5.1. The Human Condition
- 5.2. Humanitas - "Cultivation and Compassion"
- 5.3. Philanthropy
- 6. Humanismus
- 6.1. The Pedagogical and Political Definition of the Term
- 6.2. Humanism with an Adjective
- 6.3. Theory and Practice
- 7. 10th December - Human Rights Day
- Heiner Roetz: Confucian Humanism
- Umesh C. Chattopadhyaya: Indian Humanism
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Humanistic Ideas in India
- 2.1 Understanding India
- 2.2 Facets of Indian Humanism
- 2.2.1 The Pre-Modern India
- 2.2.2 The Colonial Period: Modernization of India and Modern Indian Humanism
- 2.2.3 The Post-Independence Scenario
- 3. Conclusions
- Jörn Rüsen: Classical Humanism - a Historical Survey
- 1. What is "Classical Humanism"?
- 2. Anthropological Premises
- 3. Historical Change
- 4. Archaic Societies
- 5. Cultural Change in Axial Times
- 6. Steps towards Modernity
- 7. The Humanization of Mankind in Modern European History
- a) Secularization
- b) Universalization
- c) Naturalization
- d) Idealization
- e) Historicity
- f) Individualization
- 8. Steps towards the Future
- Oliver Kozlarek: Man and World in Latin American Humanism
- 1. Humanism and Politics
- 2. The Ambivalence of Enlightenment
- 3. The Long Road to Independence
- 4. Humanism as a Critique of Positivism
- 5. Humanism after the Second World War
- 6. Perspectives: What We Can Learn from Latin American Humanism
- III. Current Issues
- Günter Dux: Humanism and Its Interpretation in Secular Modernity - The Responsibility of Politics for Enabling a Humane Form of Life
- 1. Humanism as a Postulate of Political Ethics
- 2. The Historical Turning Point
- 3. The Secular Understanding of Human Life Forms as Spiritual Forms of Life
- 4. The Part of History in the Historical-Genetic Understanding of Modernity
- 1. Historical Sequence of Developmental Stages
- 2. The Logic of the Developmental Stages
- 3. The Intrinsic Logic of the Development of Cognition
- 5. The Transparency of History
- 6. Humanness as a Problem in a Secularized World
- 1. The Historicity of Life Forms as Part of conditio humana
- 1.1. Self-Determination
- 7. Humanism as a Problem in a Market-driven Society
- Conclusion
- Ilse Lenz: Differences of Humanity from the Perspective of Gender Research
- Equality and Difference in International Gender Regimes and in Transnational Feminist Networks
- Equality and Difference in the Perspective of Gender Research
- Postcolonial Feminist Critique
- The Perspective of Intersectionality
- Inequality and Gender Conflicts
- Reflective Universalism
- Jürgen Straub: Personal Identity: A Concept in Humanist Tradition?
- Humanism and the Question of Psychological Identity
- Identity: Heterogeneous Meanings, First Determinations
- The Historical, Cultural and Social Context
- Theory of Identity: Basic Differences
- Identity and Autonomy
- The Triadic Pragma-semantics of Identity, Totality, Multiplicity (Diffusion, Dissociation, Fragmentation)
- Continuity, Consistency, Coherence
- Final Remarks
- Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer: Chances for a Global Humanism in the Conflict of Cultures
- Preliminary Remarks
- Man at the Centre
- Humanism: More than a Period-term
- Doubt and the Disappointment of War
- The New Humanism in Posttraditional Societies
- The Individual and its World
- Four Preconditions for Humanism as a Guiding Concept
- Humanism in Functional Terms
- The Obstinacy of Cultures
- The Clash of Cultures and the Demographic Factor
- Notes on Contributors
- Prof. Dr. phil., Dipl. geol. Christoph Antweiler
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hubert Cancik
- Prof. Dr. Umesh Chattopadhyaya (Ph.D., Cantab.)
- Prof. Dr. Günter Dux
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. med. habil. Gerald Hüther
- Prof. Dr. Oliver Kozlarek
- Prof. Dr. Ilse Lenz
- PD Dr. Dr. Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff
- Prof. Dr. Heiner Roetz
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jörn Rüsen
- Prof. Dr. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer
- Prof. Dr. phil. Jürgen Straub
- Bibliography
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