Full Description
Dialogue and the New Cosmopolitanism: Conversations with Edward Demenchonok stands in opposition to the doctrine that might makes right and that the purpose of politics is to establish domination over others rather than justice and the good life for all. In the pursuit of the latter goal, the book stresses the importance of dialogue with participants who take seriously the views and interests of others and who seek to reach a fair solution. In this sense, the book supports the idea of cosmopolitanism, which—by contrast to empire—involves multi-lateral cooperation and thus the quest for a just cosmopolis. The international contributors to this volume, with their varied perspectives, are all committed to this same quest. Edited by Fred Dallmayr, the chapters take the form of conversations with Edward Demenchonok, a well-known practitioner of international and cross-cultural philosophy. The conversations are structured in parts that stress the philosophical, anthropological, cultural, and ethical dimensions of global dialogue. In our conflicted world, it is inspiring to find so many authors from different places agreeing on a shared vision.
Contents
Introduction
Fred R. Dallmayr
Part 1. Intercultural Dialogue: Theory and Practice
Chapter 1. Justice, Power, and Dialogue: Humanizing Politics
Fred R. Dallmayr
Chapter 2. Toward a Philosophy of Intercultural Dialogue in a Conflicted World
Raúl Fornet-Betancourt
Chapter 3. The Quest for Dialogue and Intercultural Philosophy
Vasily Gritsenko and Tatiana Danilchenko
Part 2. Philosophers Striving for the Recognition of Cultural Diversity and Dialogue
Chapter 4. Striving for Intercultural Philosophy: The Contribution of Russian Philosophers
Marietta T. Stepanyants
Chapter 5. Intercultural Dialogue, Critical Thinking, and Global Political Facticity
Ricardo Salas
Chapter 6. Understanding the Authentic and Universal in Latin American Philosophy: Edward Demenchonok's Intercultural Approach
Pablo Guadarrama
Chapter 7. Abya Yala as a Philosophical Place: Indigenous Philosophies and the Pending Task of the Decolonization of Philosophy
Josef Estermann
Part 3. Humans and Identity in a Culturally Divers
