Cultural Dialogue in View of Post-Classical Philosophy

Abstract. The article deals with a comparative analysis of modern Western philosophers’ views on a possibility of effective intercultural dialogue and the problem of conveyance of cultural meanings. The author contrasts different postmodern radical views with that of J. Habermas as the most constructive.

Key words. Culture, intercultural dialogue, understanding, conveyance, deconstruction, tolerance

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[3] Derrida J. Negotiations. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2002. P. 157.
[4] Ibid., p. 16.
[5] Ibid., p. 17.
[6] Vattimo G. The End of Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1991. P. 156.
[7] Ibid., p. 160-161.
[8] Rorty R. Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. P. 73.
[9] Ibid., p. 61.
[10] Habermas J. Op. cit., p. 203.