Kimmerles Intercultural Philosophy and Beyond - The Ongoing Quest for Epistemic Justice

This book offers a concise overview of the development of intercultural philosophy since the early 1990s, focusing on one of its key pioneers Heinz Kimmerle. It will be of considerable interest to researchers of continental philosophy, intercultural and African philosophy, political philosophy, decolonial and feminist studies.

List of contents

Prelude: Where We Are Coming From 1 Introduction: Epistemological Diversity as a New Paradigm Part I Confluence of Layers in Kimmerle's Philosophy 2 Dialectics and Difference: Hegel, Heidegger, Derrida, Lyotard and Irigaray 3 Hermeneutics and Deconstruction: Schleiermacher, Hegel, Gadamer and Derrida 4 Deconstruction and Decolonization 5 Conclusion Part I Part II Dialogues and Epistemic Justice 6 Dialogues as a Form of Intercultural Philosophy 7 Dialogues and Decolonization: Conditions and Skills for Dialogue 8 Dialogues between Art and Philosophy: Playful Encounters Part III And Beyond Chapter 10 Imagining Epistemic Justice in Education and Ecology Appendix 1 'What does Derrida Mean by >Theology of Translation

About the author

Renate Schepen is an independent philosopher. Her research focuses on intercultural philosophy and dialogues, and she contributes to the academic, public and private sectors with advice, research, education and publications. She has published/ edited books on intercultural philosophy, dialogue and diversity. Together with Heinz Kimmerle she published Philosophy of Understanding. A Dialogue ( Filosofi e van het verstaan. Een dialoog ) (2014). She completed her PhD (with honours) at the University of Vienna after studying philosophy at universities in Uruguay, Ghana and the Netherlands. More about her and her work can be found at: www.doordacht.net.

Summary

This book offers a concise overview of the development of intercultural philosophy since the early 1990s, focusing on one of its key pioneers Heinz Kimmerle. It will be of considerable interest to researchers of continental philosophy, intercultural and African philosophy, political philosophy, decolonial and feminist studies.

Product details

• Authors: Renate Schepen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032221298
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3222129-8
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Routledge Studies in African Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Ethnic Studies, History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Africa, Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies