Franz Martin Wimmer
Is Intercultural Philosophy a New Branch or a New
Orientation in Philosophy?
First in:
D'Souza, Gregory (ed.):
Interculturality of Philosophy and Religion. Bangalore: National
Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre 1996, pp. 45-57.
Reprinted
in: Raúl
Fornet-Betancourt (ed.): Kulturen der Philosophie. Aachen: Augustinus
1996, pp. 101-118,
as well as
in: Commission nationale
de la Bulgarie pour l'UNESCO (ed.): Philosophie et Democratie en
Europe. Sofia 1998, pp. 165-182
Abstract:
Probably
every human culture has developed typical ways of philosophising in the
sense that there were given explanations of the world, of what man is,
and of the right relationships between human beings. Some of the
cultures of the past have invented systems of writing and
documentation, thereby establishing long lasting traditions of thought.
Amidst a period of
globalisation of many aspects of human life, the problem now arises,
whether there will be one single form or method of philosophy in the
future. If so: what then will be the role of the different traditions
in shaping this future thinking? If not: must we give up the idea that
philosophy ever can argue for universally acceptable truths or
insights? This paper deals with some aspects of these questions. The
proposal is to develop procedures of a "polylogue" to overcome both
centrist universalism and separatist particularism in philosophy.
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