Cultural Engineering - Beyond Cultural Relativism

Wissenschaftlicher Aufsatz , 2011 , 9 Seiten

BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation

The cultural DNA is the cultural information about man. It can be dealt with, metaphorically, in terms of bio-engineering in the shape of cultural engineering.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Cultural Engineering.
• Beyond Cultural Relativism.

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This work aims to explore the concept of cultural engineering and its potential to address the challenges posed by cultural relativism. It argues that cultural engineering, through a metaphorical approach, can help manage and reconcile the competing forces of individualism and collectivism in a globalized world.

• The dangers of cultural relativism and its potential to undermine human progress.
• The need for a balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility.
• The role of cultural engineering in fostering a harmonious coexistence between different cultures and individuals.
• The importance of universal rules and principles to ensure individual freedom while safeguarding the freedom of all.
• The concept of centrifugality and its role in driving cultural divergence and the need for centripetal forces to maintain societal stability.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• Cultural Engineering. This chapter introduces the concept of cultural engineering as a metaphorical framework for understanding and managing cultural information. It argues that cultural engineering can provide a solution to the challenges posed by cultural relativism, which can lead to the erosion of shared values and the emergence of societal conflict.
• Beyond Cultural Relativism. This chapter explores the dangers of cultural relativism and its potential to undermine human progress. It argues that relativism, when taken to its logical conclusion, can lead to the dominance of particular interests over universal principles. The chapter also discusses the need for a balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility, emphasizing that individual freedom can only be secured through a framework of universal rules and shared values.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

Cultural engineering, cultural relativism, individual freedom, collective responsibility, universal rules, centrifugality, centripetality, societal stability, cultural information, cultural DNA, globalized world.

• Veranstaltung: Intercultural Management
• Autor: D.E.A./UNIV. PARIS I Gebhard Deissler (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Seiten: 9
• Katalognummer: V178681
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656009467
• ISBN (Buch): 9783656010883
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: cultural DNA, cultural information, intercultural management, transcultural management