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Foundations of Culture
Knowledge-Construction, Belief Systems and Worldview in Their Dynamic Interplay
Taschenbuch von Harald Haarmann
Sprache: Englisch

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Constructing culture means constructing knowledge and making it operational for the benefit of sustained community life. As a cognitive process, knowledge-construction does not evolve in a vacuum but rather interacts with belief systems and worldview. Cultural knowledge is modulated by key factors such as time (linear versus non-linear), conceptions of reality (physical, imagined, virtual), identity, and intentionality. The critical investigation and comparison of cultures in space and time call for a revision of several concepts. These include utility (as the maxim of modern Euro-American society), prototype (as an allegedly unified concept of culture evolution), and replacement (as a generalizing signifier for the exchange of old items for new ones). The working of cultural memory is understood as the storage capacity of items of knowledge (relating to the past, present and future) according to parameters of experienced rather than absolute time. This study discusses a wide selection of the variables shaping the foundations and fabric of culture, starting with the human capacities for symbol-making and using sign systems. The impact of knowledge-construction on the culture process is articulated in 30 postulates concerning the dynamics of communal life and patterns of sustenance, the relationship between the natural environment and cultural space, and the life cycle of cultures.
Constructing culture means constructing knowledge and making it operational for the benefit of sustained community life. As a cognitive process, knowledge-construction does not evolve in a vacuum but rather interacts with belief systems and worldview. Cultural knowledge is modulated by key factors such as time (linear versus non-linear), conceptions of reality (physical, imagined, virtual), identity, and intentionality. The critical investigation and comparison of cultures in space and time call for a revision of several concepts. These include utility (as the maxim of modern Euro-American society), prototype (as an allegedly unified concept of culture evolution), and replacement (as a generalizing signifier for the exchange of old items for new ones). The working of cultural memory is understood as the storage capacity of items of knowledge (relating to the past, present and future) according to parameters of experienced rather than absolute time. This study discusses a wide selection of the variables shaping the foundations and fabric of culture, starting with the human capacities for symbol-making and using sign systems. The impact of knowledge-construction on the culture process is articulated in 30 postulates concerning the dynamics of communal life and patterns of sustenance, the relationship between the natural environment and cultural space, and the life cycle of cultures.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Arbiters of culture: Time - reality - human consciousness - identity - The significance of symbol-making - Knowledge-construction in the world of cultural diversity - Contrasting cultures: Quandaries and pitfalls - The impact of knowledge-construction on the culture process: 30 postulates on the dynamics of sustainability and change - Coda: Harmony versus tension
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Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Medienwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9783631566855
ISBN-10: 3631566859
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 56685
Autor: Haarmann, Harald
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Zeitfracht Medien GmbH, Ferdinand-Jühlke-Str. 7, D-99095 Erfurt, produktsicherheit@zeitfracht.de
Maße: 17 x 148 x 210 mm
Von/Mit: Harald Haarmann
Gewicht: 0,42 kg
Artikel-ID: 125356267
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Arbiters of culture: Time - reality - human consciousness - identity - The significance of symbol-making - Knowledge-construction in the world of cultural diversity - Contrasting cultures: Quandaries and pitfalls - The impact of knowledge-construction on the culture process: 30 postulates on the dynamics of sustainability and change - Coda: Harmony versus tension
Details
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Medienwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9783631566855
ISBN-10: 3631566859
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 56685
Autor: Haarmann, Harald
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Zeitfracht Medien GmbH, Ferdinand-Jühlke-Str. 7, D-99095 Erfurt, produktsicherheit@zeitfracht.de
Maße: 17 x 148 x 210 mm
Von/Mit: Harald Haarmann
Gewicht: 0,42 kg
Artikel-ID: 125356267
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