Cultural Revolutions

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"In this probing examination of the meaning and function of culture in contemporary society, Lawrence Cahoone argues that reason itself is cultural, but no less reasonable for it. While recent political and philosophical movements have recognized that cognition, the self, and politics are embedded in culture, most fail to appreciate the deep changes in rationalism and liberal theory this implies, others leap directly into relativism, and nearly all fail to define culture. Cultural Revolutions systematically defines culture, gauges the consequences of the ineradicably cultural nature of cognition and action, yet argues that none of this implies relativism. Book jacket."--Jacket.

subjects: Cultural relativism,  Multiculturalism,  Cognition and culture,  Culture conflict,  Social history,  Relativismus,  Relativisme culturel,  Histoire sociale,  Conflit culturel,  Cognition et culture,  Multikulturelle Gesellschaft,  Social Conditions,  Social Sciences,  Kultur,  Gesellschaft,  Kulturkonflikt,  Kulturtheorie,  Multiculturalisme,  Politieke theorieën,  Sociology & Social History,  Cognitie,  Cultuurconflicten,  Social history, 20th century,  Social history, 21st century