Dialogue and the New Cosmopolitanism

Fred R. Dallmayr is professor emeritus of political science and philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.

It is hard to exaggerate how wide ranging and free roaming this collection is. Its rich diversity is inspired by the example of its dedicatee, Edward Demenchonok, and his enduring fascination with Latin America. Across these pages readers encounter a panoply of figures from western philosophy, theology and literature, in addition to those from Latin American and Russian cultural traditions. With regard to the latter, appeals to Mikhail Bakhtin in particular recur. This volume models the intercultural and interdisciplinary engagement and dialogue it valorizes. It ends where it could just as easily begin, with a long and informative interview with Demenchonok.

• IntroductionFred R. DallmayrPart 1. Intercultural Dialogue: Theory and PracticeChapter 1. Justice, Power, and Dialogue: Humanizing PoliticsFred R. DallmayrChapter 2. Toward a Philosophy of Intercultural Dialogue in a Conflicted WorldRaúl Fornet-BetancourtChapter 3. The Quest for Dialogue and Intercultural PhilosophyVasily Gritsenko and Tatiana Danilchenko Part 2. Philosophers Striving for the Recognition of Cultural Diversity and DialogueChapter 4. Striving for Intercultural Philosophy: The Contribution of Russian Philosophers Marietta T. StepanyantsChapter 5. Intercultural Dialogue, Critical Thinking, and Global Political Facticity Ricardo SalasChapter 6. Understanding the Authentic and Universal in Latin American Philosophy: Edward Demenchonok’s Intercultural ApproachPablo GuadarramaChapter 7. Abya Yala as a Philosophical Place: Indigenous Philosophies and the Pending Task of the Decolonization of PhilosophyJosef EstermannPart 3. Humans and Identity in a Culturally Divers