| Human Diversity and the Culture Wars: A Philosophical Perspective on Contemporary Cultural Conflict Contributor(s): Devine, Philip E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275952053 ISBN-13: 9780275952051 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: Raising the war on political correctness to a new and higher intellectual level, Philip Devine sheds fresh light on the whole question of cultural standards and the fashionable notion of multiculturalism. While acknowledging the diversity of ways of life and the differing belief systems that arise from and justify those ways of life, the author attacks the current exploitation of diversity to justify a militantly intolerant relativism. His wide-ranging and erudite work connects cultural issues to our real-world existence as biological and historical beings, pulling together ideas of bioethics, education, and the structure and purpose of families. This work will be of interest to those fighting the culture wars across the humanities and social and behavioral sciences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| LCCN: 96015319 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Raising the war on political correctness to a new and higher intellectual level, Philip Devine sheds fresh light on the whole question of cultural standards and the fashionable notion of multiculturalism. While acknowledging the diversity of ways of life and the differing belief systems that arise from and justify those ways of life, the author attacks the current exploitation of diversity to justify a militantly intolerant relativism. His wide-ranging and erudite work connects cultural issues to our real-world existence as biological and historical beings, pulling together ideas of bioethics, education, and the structure and purpose of families. This work will be of interest to those fighting the culture wars across the humanities and social and behavioral sciences. |
