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Controversies in the Contemporary World
Inspired by Marcelo Dascal’s theory of controversies, this volume includes studies in the theory of controversies, studies of the history of controversy forms and their evolution, and case-studies of particular historical and current controversies.
The purpose of this volume is to identify a taxonomy of controversies and also to sense a line of development for the phenomenon of controversies itself.
At the same time, we want to ask ourselves about the impact and the spread of controversies in the contemporary world, eminently intended as a heuristic element facilitating knowledge.
For all these reasons, the fundamental aim of the volume is to provide the reader with a selection of current theoretical and practical perspectives on controversies, and to offer a broad picture of the complex range of definitions, meanings and practices connected to them.
The purpose of this volume is to identify a taxonomy of controversies and also to sense a line of development for the phenomenon of controversies itself.
At the same time, we want to ask ourselves about the impact and the spread of controversies in the contemporary world, eminently intended as a heuristic element facilitating knowledge.
For all these reasons, the fundamental aim of the volume is to provide the reader with a selection of current theoretical and practical perspectives on controversies, and to offer a broad picture of the complex range of definitions, meanings and practices connected to them.
[Controversies, 15] 2019. xiv, 305 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 22 July 2019
Published online on 22 July 2019
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- In loving memory of Marcelo Dascal (1940–2019)
- ForewordGiovanni Scarafile | pp. xi–xiv
- IntroductionAdriano Fabris | pp. 1–3
- Section 1. Philosophies and controversies
- Chapter 1. Leibniz beyond Leibniz: Rationality, controversies and the ethics of communicationGiovanni Scarafile | pp. 7–28
- Chapter 2. Locke’s and Leibniz’s virtual debate over Of our knowledge of the existence of GodKuti Shoham | pp. 29–48
- Chapter 3. Locke and Leibniz on matter and solidityIdan Shimony | pp. 49–67
- Chapter 4. How should we think about a trans-cultural hermeneutics? A controversy between Wilhelm von Humboldt and Georg Friedrich HegelStefania Achella | pp. 69–84
- Chapter 5. Virtues and vices and parts and wholes: A phenomenological analysisGeorge Heffernan | pp. 85–104
- Chapter 6. Trajectories and challenges of translating traditional Chinese medicineGábor Áron Zemplén | pp. 105–124
- Section 2. Dialogue and controversies
- Chapter 7. Dialogue in philosophical practicesLuca Bertolino and Sarah De Sanctis | pp. 127–143
- Chapter 8. The absence of God: The contribution of Levinas’ thought to the interreligious dialogueSilvia Dadà | pp. 145–160
- Chapter 9. Listening to the other: A way to changeAlberta Giani | pp. 161–178
- Chapter 10. Controversies on hypercomplexity and on education in the hypertechnological eraPiero Dominici | pp. 179–199
- Chapter 11. The beleaguered filibuster of the US SenateChristopher Ketcham | pp. 201–216
- Chapter 12. The ruins of the political: Thoughts about the concept of “border”Francesco Del Bianco | pp. 217–239
- Chapter 13. Coordination games and disagreementOliver Laas | pp. 241–260
- Chapter 14. How to solve controversies in scenarios of legal pluralismDanny Marrero | pp. 261–278
- Chapter 15. The “water memory affair”: The epistemic structure of a scientific controversyPascal Ragouet | pp. 279–296
- About the contributors | pp. 297–301
- Subject index | pp. 303–305
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