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Book SynopsisThis volume addresses, from a Wittgensteinian perspective, the philosophical question of how to understand other cultures. It develops an approach to this question that emphasizes the connection between its epistemological, ethical and political aspects, bringing into conversation Wittgensteinian and other cultural philosophical traditions, notably from Japan, China, India and the West-African Yoruba communities.
Trade Review"Along with its rich insights into intercultural understanding, this volume contains some of the most original and important essays on Wittgenstein’s philosophy, and its relevance to understanding others, that I have read in a long time. A fascinating and deeply rewarding read" — Prof. Danièle Moyal-Sharrock, University of Hertfordshire; President of the British Wittgenstein Society.
“Wittgenstein’s thought, so important for philosophers, cultural theorists and anthropologists, offers a platform for investigating ways we find meaning in the everyday whirl of organisms, societies and forms of life. Stepping off from here, this volume creatively explores new ways of looking at intercultural understanding: how we may expand and re-translate our own lives through encounters with others" — Juliet Floyd Professor of Philosophy, Boston University.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Models of Intercultural Understanding after Wittgenstein, 1. Understanding Other Cultures (Without Mind-Reading) Constantine Sandis; 2. Intercultural Understanding, Epistemic Interaction and Polyphonic Cultures Chon Tejedor; 3. Situated Judgements as a New Model for Intercultural Communication Carla Carmona and Neftalí Villanueva; 4.Seeing Differently, Behaving Differently. Intercultural Understanding between Ethics and Aesthetics Alice Morelli; 5 .Musicking as Knowing Human Beings Eran Guter; 6. Intercultural Understanding and the Possibility of Cross-Cultural Philosophy: Wittgensteinian and Zhuangzian Perspectives Curie Virág; Part II. Challenges to Intercultural Understanding after Wittgenstein: Relativism, Disagreement and Cultural Exclusion; 7. Rule-Following, Unconditional Prescriptions and the Elusiveness of Intercultural Understanding Josep E. Corbí; 8. Interculturality, Ordinary Language and Translation from Wittgenstein to Cavell Sandra Laugier; 9. Truth in Ethics and Intercultural Understanding: Cora Diamond on a Dispute between Bernard Williams and David Wiggins Sofia Miguens; 10. Beyond Contemplation: On Decolonizing Philosophy of Religion and Thinking with Indigenous Ontologies Patrice Haynes; 11. Thinking with Wittgenstein on Caste-bound Morality and Inherited Traditions Meena Dhanda; 12. Understanding Misunderstanding Gilad Nir; Index
