Lorenzo C Simpson
Biographic Data
| ID | 282157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo C Simpson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo C |
| FAMILY NAME | Simpson |
| SIGNATURE | SIMPSON L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Richmond |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Humanism and Cosmopolitanism after '68
I In this essay, I should like to offer some reflections on the implications of what I have called postmetaphysical humanism and situated cosmopolitanism for some of the themes highlighted in this special issue. (1) I hasten to add that any conception of humanism or of cosmopolitanism that will be politically viable at this juncture must be a critical conception. As it exhorts us to inclusiveness, to expand the circle of the 'we,' it must also ha…
Special section
The Unfinished Project
As humanity becomes increasingly interconnected through globalization, the question of whether community is possible within culturally diverse societies has returned as a principal concern for contemporary thought. Lorenzo Simpson charges that the current discussion is stuck at an impasse-between postmodernism's fragmented notions of cultural difference and humanism's homogeneous versions of community. Simpson proposes an alternative-one that bri…
Communication and the Politics of Difference
Steven Vogel'sagainst nature
Technology Time and the Conversations of Modernity
Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity takes as its impetus the idea that technology is an embodiment of our uneasiness with finitude. Lorenzo Simpson argues that technology has succeeded in granting our wish to domesticate time. He shows how this attitude affects our understanding of the meaning of action and our ability to discern meaning in our lives
Recovering Ethical Life
Critical Remarks Concerning Marcuse's Notion of Science
Science, language, and experience
Recovering Ethical Life
Communication and the Politics of Difference
Technology Time and the Conversations of Modernity
Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity takes as its impetus the idea that technology is an embodiment of our uneasiness with finitude. Lorenzo Simpson argues that technology has succeeded in granting our wish to domesticate time. He shows how this attitude affects our understanding of the meaning of action and our ability to discern meaning in our lives
Science, language, and experience
Critical Remarks Concerning Marcuse's Notion of Science
Science, language, and experience
Recovering Ethical Life
Technology Time and the Conversations of Modernity
Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity takes as its impetus the idea that technology is an embodiment of our uneasiness with finitude. Lorenzo Simpson argues that technology has succeeded in granting our wish to domesticate time. He shows how this attitude affects our understanding of the meaning of action and our ability to discern meaning in our lives
Steven Vogel'sagainst nature
Communication and the Politics of Difference
The Unfinished Project
As humanity becomes increasingly interconnected through globalization, the question of whether community is possible within culturally diverse societies has returned as a principal concern for contemporary thought. Lorenzo Simpson charges that the current discussion is stuck at an impasse-between postmodernism's fragmented notions of cultural difference and humanism's homogeneous versions of community. Simpson proposes an alternative-one that bri…
Special section
Humanism and Cosmopolitanism after '68
I In this essay, I should like to offer some reflections on the implications of what I have called postmetaphysical humanism and situated cosmopolitanism for some of the themes highlighted in this special issue. (1) I hasten to add that any conception of humanism or of cosmopolitanism that will be politically viable at this juncture must be a critical conception. As it exhorts us to inclusiveness, to expand the circle of the 'we,' it must also ha…
Sociology (9 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (3 works) · Humanism (3 works) · Politics (3 works)