Postmodern Public Policy (Reshaping Religion, Culture, Education, Sex, Class, Race, Politics, and Economics)

Author: (American) John B. Cobb Jr.
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Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Postmodern Public Policy is a new work by John B. Cobb Jr., a renowned postmodern thinker, Distinguished Professor at Claremont Graduate School, and Director of the Center for Process Studies in California. This book has only recently been published in the United States. From the perspective of constructive postmodernism, the author discusses major theoretical and practical issues related to public policy, such as religion, culture, education, sexuality, nature, economy, class, race, politics, and ethics, and proposes many insightful viewpoints (such as the complementarity and integration of various religions, the balance and unity between humans and nature, the common development of communities and individuals, the coexistence of multiculturalism, the prevention of the abuse of power, the opposition to racial discrimination, and so on). These perspectives are highly enlightening for Chinese readers who are in the process of modernization. Of course, some other viewpoints in the book (such as his differing interpretation of Marx's analysis of class issues, his view that religion is a source of the postmodern world, and his stance on homosexuality and abortion) are ones with which we cannot fully agree or may wish to debate. However, we believe that the publication of this book will provide us with a new perspective for examining the pros and cons of modern issues and envisioning the postmodern world.