6th Lecture on Comparative Philosophy : " Transcultural Values: Discovering or Creating Unity?"

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Comparative Philosophy Workshop (VI)

Topic: Transcultural Values: Discovering or Creating Unity?

Speaker: Thaddeus Metz (Distinguished Professor, University of Johannesburg)

Moderator: Luis Cordeiro RODRIGUES (Research Fellow, Sun Yat-sen University)

Time: Mar. 31, 10:00 am

Venue: R106, No.13 Administrative Building of Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai), SYSU

Abstract:  

In a globalized world facing problems such as climate change, forced migration, and infectious diseases, how should those with different values relate to each other? Too often Western values have become the default position in the context of global conventions and engagements. What would a more evenhanded and inclusive approach involve? This presentation explores two major answers. One is to discover pre-existing values that are universally shared, while another is to create values that would be reasonable for those from a variety of cultures to accept. This presentation criticizes the former approach as unpromising, and sketches a version of the latter approach.