The Agon of Interpretations: Towards a Critical Intercultural Hermeneutics

Ming Xie

Published by University of Toronto Press 2014

The Agon of Interpretations

Towards a Critical Intercultural Hermeneutics

Ming Xie

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442696303

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Written by a team of leading international scholars, The Agon of Interpretations explores the challenges and possibilities of critical intercultural hermeneutics in a globalized world.

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Xie Ming :

Ming Xie is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Towards a Critical Intercultural Hermeneutics Ming Xie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE: Resources of Phenomenology and Hermeneutics
Chapter One. The Intercultural Horizon of Contemporary Understanding Ian Angus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Chapter Two. Do Gadamer and Ricoeur Have the Same Understanding of Hermeneutics? Jean Grondin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter Three. The Commonality of the World and the Intercultural Element: Meaning, Culture, and Chora Suzi Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter Four. Comparing the Incomparable: Crossing Intercultural Borders Bernhard Waldenfels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter Five. World, Home, and Hermeneutic Phenomenology R. Radhakrishnan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
PART TWO: Intercultural Complications and Problematics
Chapter Six. Objects and Orientalism Graham Harman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Chapter Seven. Understanding, Misunderstanding, and the Critical Function of Hermeneutics in Cross-Cultural Studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
Chapter Eight. Universal Values or Cultural Relativity: A Pointless Question Hans-Georg Moeller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Chapter Nine. Reconciling the Tension between Similarity and Difference in Critical Hermeneutics David B. Wong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
PART THREE: Expanding Horizons: Empathy, Dialogue, Critique, Wisdom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Chapter Ten: Some Observations on the Prospects of Intercultural Hermeneutics in a Global Framework Mihai I. Spariosu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Chapter Eleven. Intercultural Understanding in Philosophical Hermeneutics Lawrence K. Schmidt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Chapter Twelve. Making Sense of Critical Hermeneutics: Pragmatist Reflections Richard Shusterman and wojciech małecki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Chapter Thirteen. Critical Interventions: Towards a Hermeneutical Rejoinder Lorenzo C. Simpson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
Chapter Fourteen. Empathy, Dialogue, Critique: How Should We Understand (Inter)Cultural Violence? Hans-Herbert Kögler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Afterword: Contesting the Real Ming Xie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 336

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Published: August 14, 2014
ISBN: 9781442696303