Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... Cultural Software: A Theory of Ideologyby J. M. Balkin
None Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. this is ok, but i am not totally in love with it. ( ) no reviews | add a review
In this book J.M. Balkin offers original theory of cultural evolution, a theory that explains shared understandings, disagreement, and diversity within cultures. Drawing on many fields of study - including anthropology, evolutionary theory, cognitive science, linguistics, sociology, political theory, philosophy, social psychology, and law - the author explores how cultures grow and spread, how shared understandings arise, and how people of different cultures can understand and evaluate each other's views. Balkin presents numerous examples that illuminate the sources of ideological effects and their contributions to injustice. He also enters the current debate over multiculturalism, applying his theory to problems of mutual understanding between people who hold different worldviews. He argues that cultural understanding presupposes transcendent ideals and shows how both ideological analysis of others and ideological self-criticism are possible. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNone
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)140Philosophy and Psychology Philosophical Systems Philosophic SystemsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |