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This book puts forward a harmonious analysis of similarities and differences between two concepts-human minds and cultures-and strives for a multicultural spectrum of philosophical explorations that could assist them in pondering the striking pursuit of envisaging human minds and cultures as an essential appraisal of philosophy and the social sciences. The book hinges on a theoretical understanding of the indispensable liaison between the dichotomy of minds and objectivity residing in semantic-ontological conjectures.
The ethnographic sense of cultures confines the scope of cultural scientism, an evolutionary paradigm on the functionalist turn, where one could enthral the cultural phenomenon from the contentment of the conflict of scientific quandaries. Hence, cultural relativism concedes that cultures have some descriptive contents, like customs, beliefs, moral codes, other minds, etc., that are followed by an individual or a group of people. However, the notion of societalsemiotics embarks on the 'semiotic conception of culture' that deploys modernity and values centred on ethical conjectures.
Human Minds and Cultures conspicuously attune the cultural edifice of moral minds and cope with the enduring prospects of ethics, genders, laws, and socio-political affairs. Essential reading for anyone with a sparkling interest in human minds and cultures.
List of contents
Preface.- Dedication.- Chapter 1. Introduction (Sanjit Chakraborty).- Chapter 2. Thoughts on Morality and Culture (Jan Narveson).- Chapter 3. Values and Cultures (Harry J Gensler).- Chapter 4. Clashes of Culture (Michael Smith).- Chapter 5. Hatred - Why Do Such Nice People Do Such Awful Things? (Michael Ruse).- Chapter 6. Neoliberalism, Globalization and Discrimination in the 21st Century: Issues, Challenges and Limitations of Habermas' Reason-based Theory of Liberal Democracy in Current Times (Deborah Poff).- Chapter 7. Legal Emotions: Why Affect Matters for Law (Antara Halder).- Chapter 8. The Epistemic Argument for Hedonism (Neil Sinhababu).- Chapter 9. The Interpreting Mind and Meaning-Formation: A Relational Critique of Lyotard ... and Ricoeur (Gerald Cipriani).- Chapter 10. Recurring Dilemmas on Other Minds (Sanjit Chakraborty).
