Postmodernism & cultural identities: conflicts and coexistence
General cultural values -- Philosophy of culture in the present age -- Does postmodernism have a substance? -- Leibniz, Vico, and alternative modernities -- Conservatism as a branch of liberalism -- Christian democracy and subsidiarity in the world -- Christian martyrdom and Christian humanism -- Th...
| Subtitles: | Postmodernism and cultural identities |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Washington, DC
Catholic Univ. of America Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The Postmodern
/ Identity
/ Culture
/ Philosophy
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| Further subjects: | B
Postmodernism
B Culture Philosophy |
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| Summary: | General cultural values -- Philosophy of culture in the present age -- Does postmodernism have a substance? -- Leibniz, Vico, and alternative modernities -- Conservatism as a branch of liberalism -- Christian democracy and subsidiarity in the world -- Christian martyrdom and Christian humanism -- The insertion of religion : the model of Benedict and Habermas -- Pieper, hope, imperfection, and literature -- General literary values -- Globalism, multiculturalism, and comparative literature -- Teaching literature from a Catholic angle -- Literary canons and social value options -- The argument from variety -- The argument from persecution -- The argument from practicality -- The argument from opposition -- The argument from defeat -- Specific applicative examples -- Following the classics : layers of stylistic mimesis -- Reinventing Romanticism or nineteenth-century Kitsch? -- Ernst Jünger, distance, proximity, and transfer of cultural values -- Epilogue -- A philosophical garden |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 392 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8132-1684-3 |
