Imagination, Understanding, and the Virtue of Liberality

Challenging the notion that it is impossible to step outside of one's own cultural framework, this work argues that it is possible to cultivate an ability to appreciate truths and values other than our own. It is intended to be of specific interest to courses that address multiculturalism.

About the author

David L. Norton (1930-1995) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware. Among his previous books is Democracy and Moral Development: A Politics of Virtue (University of California Press, 1991).

Summary

Challenging the notion that it is impossible to step outside of one's own cultural framework, this work argues that it is possible to cultivate an ability to appreciate truths and values other than our own. It is intended to be of specific interest to courses that address multiculturalism.

Product details

• Authors: David L. Norton, Norton David L.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.1996
• EAN: 9780847681280
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8128-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Suny Series in Indian Thought; Suny Series in Indian Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism