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Intercultural dialogue is often invoked in vague reference to a method that can build cross-cultural understanding and facilitate global policy-making. This book clarifies the theoretical foundations of intercultural dialogue and demonstrates the practical significance of intercultural value inquiry, combining the perspectives of philosophy, conflict research, religious studies, and education.

Globalization --- Civilization --- Conflict management --- Dialogue --- Philosophy --- Religious aspects --- Conflict. --- Decision-making. --- Intercultural Philosophy.

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This book deals with the intricate issue of approaching atheism—methodologically as well as conceptually—from the perspective of cultural pluralism. What does ‘atheism’ mean in different cultural contexts? Can this term be applied appropriately to different religious discourses which conceptualize God/gods/Goddess/goddesses (and also godlessness) in hugely divergent ways? Is my ‘God’ the same as yours? If not, then how can your atheism be the same as mine? In other words, this volume raises the question: Is it not high time that we proposed a comparative study of atheism(s) alongside that of religions, rather than believing that atheism is centered in the ‘Western’ experience? Apart from answering these questions, the book highlights the much-needed focus on the philosophical negotiations between atheism, theism and agnosticism. The fine chapters collected here present pluralist negotiations with the notion of atheism and its ethical, theological, literary and scientific corollaries. Previously published in Sophia Volume 60, issue 3, September 2021 Chapters “Religious Conversion and Loss of Faith: Cases of Personal Paradigm Shift?” and “On Being an Infidel” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Atheism. --- Philosophy --- Agnosticism --- Free thought --- Irreligion --- Religion --- Secularism --- Theism --- Philosophy. --- Philosophy of Religion. --- Intercultural Philosophy and Religious Traditions. --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities

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education --- philosophy --- intercultural philosophy --- biological education science --- Education --- Philosophy --- Education. --- Philosophy. --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Children --- Education of children --- Education, Primitive --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Youth --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Teaching --- Training

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An epidemic such as COVID-19 challenges life’s very order and meaning, interferes in our relations with others, and breaks apart our routine. It raises many questions in the realms of ethics, politics, theology, psychology, and beyond. Perhaps more than anything else, it prompts us to ponder: what does this encounter with widespread anguish and distress imply about the human self-perception as sovereign rulers of Earthly life? In this book, renowned thinker Avi Sagi explores the existential matters brought to the philosophical fore by the pandemic. He shows how we, when thrown into the terror of a crisis, carry the traditions, values, ideals, hopes, failures, and habits that constitute our lives, all shaping the way we grapple with questions seemingly resolved. We may then find that the crack that opens up at times of sorrow can also be a moment of discovery. Sagi analyzes various ways of confronting the crack now at the heart of our existence. What emerges is a clear normative statement: We are not only what we were but also what we can be, and we can create a world of meaning by standing together with others.

Philosophy. --- Judaism—Doctrines. --- Social sciences. --- Intercultural Philosophy and Religious Traditions. --- Jewish Theology. --- Society. --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Jewish philosophy. --- Jews --- Philosophy, Jewish --- Philosophy, Israeli --- Philosophy

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This book examines the link between sensual austerity and moral leadership—a topic largely neglected in contemporary academic scholarship and public policy—by exploring the comparative cross-cultural perspectives of Plato, Confucius, and Gandhi, on this theme. Despite the diverse cultural contexts that gave rise to their respective philosophical perspectives, they shared similar views on what might constitute a universal and perennial basis for individual moral development in any harmonious political order. They all agreed that sensual austerity is necessary for the realization of a flourishing society and political culture: recognizing that control over sensual desire is both a vehicle for individual moral self-cultivation and social-political progress. Sensual austerity is thus an essential aspect of any morally governed person, institution, state, or society. The book also argues that further examination of this theme may assist scholars and policymakers in developing more peaceful and harmonious national and global communities.

Peace-building. --- Political science --- Political ethics. --- Ethics, Political --- Ethics in government --- Government ethics --- Politics, Practical --- Ethics --- Civics --- Political philosophy --- Building peace --- Peacebuilding --- Conflict management --- Peace --- Peacekeeping forces --- Philosophy. --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Social sciences --- Culture --- Philosophy, Asian. --- Philosophy, Chinese. --- Political Philosophy. --- Social Philosophy. --- Cultural Studies. --- Eastern Philosophy. --- Chinese Philosophy. --- Intercultural Philosophy and Religious Traditions. --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Chinese philosophy --- Asian philosophy --- Oriental philosophy --- Philosophy, Oriental --- Cultural studies --- Social philosophy --- Social theory --- Study and teaching.