Pragmatic Universalism – A Basis of Coexistence of Multiple Diversities
The authors examine the paradigms hitherto employed to understand and regulate relations between minorities and majority: universalism, multiculturalism/differentialism and interculturalism. These theories are referring to an idea of original purity rooted in a classificatory logic that ultimately i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Akureyri
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
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| Online Access: | http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/vol-10-no-2-2015/81-conference-paper/545-pragmatic-universalism-a-basis-of-coexistence-of-multiple-diversities |
| Summary: | The authors examine the paradigms hitherto employed to understand and regulate relations between minorities and majority: universalism, multiculturalism/differentialism and interculturalism. These theories are referring to an idea of original purity rooted in a classificatory logic that ultimately inhibits positive coexistence. The complexities of belonging and practices of translation underscore the inadequacy of these theories. The authors propose a new road to universalism based on the transindividual perspective, which sees individuals as continuous processes of individualisation, modifying holistic perspectives on society. This allows for a dialectic approach to universalism and diversity. Universalism loses its abstract-dogmatic aspect and becomes a historico-pragmatic concept. |
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| ISSN: | 1670-6242 1670-6242 |