Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Referencing ix
4. Symbols and Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Preliminaries—Philosophy and Language 14
7. The Troubled Water of the Ideal Language Paradigm 40
8. Universalism and Relativism 66
9. Family Resemblance and De-essentialization 93
10. No Need to Speak the Same Language 120
11. Conceptual Schemes and Forms of Life 149
12. Varieties of Intercultural Philosophy 178
13. Constraints in the Era of Globalization 208
14. Interpretation Models 233
15. Necessary Preconditions for Interpretation 261
16. Conclusion 294
17. Notes 305
18. Works Cited 367
19. Name Index 401
20. Subject Index 409