A01=Gunnar Skirbekk
Author_Gunnar Skirbekk
Category=JBSL1
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- ISBN 9780761837763
- Weight: 213g
- Dimensions: 155 x 232mm
- Publication Date: 18 Jul 2007
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In an age of cultural pluralism, and in light of serious counterarguments, this work offers a justification of universal principles. The book focuses on a series of modern challenges and argues in favor of an awareness for varieties and nuances, as well as a discursive universality. Timely Thoughts represents a serious contribution to inter-cultural dialogues and is appropriate for academia and the public sphere.
Gunnar Skirbekk is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, Norway, and founder of the "Marco Polo" program of comparative studies of cultural modernization in Europe and East Asia, in collaboration with East China Normal University in Shanghai. He earned the Lauritz Meltzer Award for most outstanding research. He is a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, and of the Norwegian Academy for the Sciences and the Arts. His books and articles have been translated into more than 20 languages.
