Chapter Six. Objects and Orientalism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Towards a Critical Intercultural Hermeneutics 1
5. PART ONE: Resources of Phenomenology and Hermeneutics
6. Chapter One. The Intercultural Horizon of Contemporary Understanding 23
7. Chapter Two. Do Gadamer and Ricoeur Have the Same Understanding of Hermeneutics? 43
8. Chapter Three. The Commonality of the World and the Intercultural Element: Meaning, Culture, and Chora 65
9. Chapter Four. Comparing the Incomparable: Crossing Intercultural Borders 83
10. Chapter Five. World, Home, and Hermeneutic Phenomenology 99
11. PART TWO: Intercultural Complications and Problematics
12. Chapter Six. Objects and Orientalism 123
13. Chapter Seven. Understanding, Misunderstanding, and the Critical Function of Hermeneutics in Cross-Cultural Studies 140
14. Chapter Eight. Universal Values or Cultural Relativity: A Pointless Question 156
15. Chapter Nine. Reconciling the Tension between Similarity and Difference in Critical Hermeneutics 165
16. PART THREE: Expanding Horizons: Empathy, Dialogue, Critique, Wisdom 185
17. Chapter Ten: Some Observations on the Prospects of Intercultural Hermeneutics in a Global Framework 187
18. Chapter Eleven. Intercultural Understanding in Philosophical Hermeneutics 210
19. Chapter Twelve. Making Sense of Critical Hermeneutics: Pragmatist Reflections 233
20. Chapter Thirteen. Critical Interventions: Towards a Hermeneutical Rejoinder 252
21. Chapter Fourteen. Empathy, Dialogue, Critique: How Should We Understand (Inter)Cultural Violence? 275
22. Afterword: Contesting the Real 302
23. Contributors 309
24. Index 311