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Synopsis
In this probing examination of the meaning and function of culture in contemporary society, Lawrence Cahoone argues that reason itself is cultural, but no less reasonable for it. While recent political and philosophical movements have recognized that cognition, the self, and politics are embedded in culture, most fail to appreciate the deep changes in rationalism and liberal theory this implies, others leap directly into relativism, and nearly all fail to...
About the Author
Lawrence E. Cahoone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross.
Review
“In this remarkably well-written and closely argued book, Larry Cahoone offers a truly original account of the relation between culture and reason. After providing a reliable and critical analysis of the current literature on the subject, he offers an alternative theoretical perspective of his own that helps us both to understand and criticize religious, especially Islamic, fundamentalism. This important book shows how to construct a culturally sensitive but non-relativist theory...
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- PublisherPenn State University Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0271025247
- ISBN 13 9780271025247
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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