Herder on humanity and cultural difference : enlightened relativism
"Herder is often criticized for having embraced cultural relativism, but there has been little philosophical discussion of what he actually wrote about the nature of the human species and its differentiation through culture. This book focuses on Herder's idea of culture, seeking to situate...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press ,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The question of moral relativism
- 3. Happiness and the moral life
- 4. History and human destiny
- 5. The concept of race
- 6. Language and world
- 7. The place of reason
- 8. Religious diversity