Hans-Christian Günther (Ed.)Paths to DialogueInteractions between eastern and western culturesEast and West. Philosophy, ethics, politics and human rights, Band 1KlappentextThis volume contains papers by Cheng Zhimin, Ivo De Gennaro, Gu Zhengkun, Hans-Christian Günther, Monika Kirkoskar-Steinbach and Yamaguchi Ichiro, addressing fundamental problems of intercultural understanding. The Main focus is on the interactions between western and Chinese cultures.Hans-Christian Günther is professor for classics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. He has widely published on Greek and Roman philosophy and literature, Byzantine and modern Greek studies. Recently he has been more and more interested in intercultural studies, ethics and international politics.

ContentsPreface of the EditorNotes on ContributorsIvo De Gennaro:The Way We Speak: Preparatory Considerations on the Colloquy of European and East Asian ThinkingYamaguchi Ichiro:Untersuchungen des Kulturkonflikts in der genetischen Phänmenologie HusserlsH.-C. Günther:The Enlightenment, China and the WestH.-C. Günther:The Crisis of Western Rationalism and the EastAppendix: Freedom of Speech in a Liberal Western Democracy: The Guardian and the NZZ (Neue Züricher Zeitung)Gu Zengkun:A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Values and Their Origins: Family - Nation - WorldMonika Kirloskar-Steinbach:The Role of Natural Law in Gandhi's Social UtopiaCheng Zhimin:Politeia, Cosmopolis, and Globalization