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Lorenzo C. Simpson
State University of New York, Stony Brook
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  • State University of New York, Stony Brook
    Department of Philosophy
    Regular Faculty
Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Aesthetics
Social and Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
General Philosophy of Science
Continental Philosophy
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Areas of Interest
Aesthetics
Social and Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
General Philosophy of Science
Continental Philosophy
1 more
  • All publications (19)
  •  12
    Critical Remarks Concerning Marcuse's Notion of Science
    Philosophy of the Social Sciences 13 (4): 451-463. 1983.
    Philosophy of Social Science
  •  5
    Chapter Thirteen. Critical Interventions: Towards a Hermeneutical Rejoinder
    In Ming Xie (ed.), The Agon of Interpretations: Towards a Critical Intercultural Hermeneutics, University of Toronto Press. pp. 252-274. 2014.
  •  135
    Special section: Lorenzo Simpson's The Unfinished Project: Cosmopolitanism, humanism and meaning: A reply to my readers
    Philosophy and Social Criticism 33 (3): 319-341. 2007.
    15th/16th Century Philosophy, Misc
  • Technology and Temporality: A Critique of Instrumental Rationality
    Dissertation, Yale University. 1978.
    Instrumental Reasoning
  •  13
    The Unfinished Project: Towards a Postmetaphysical Humanism
    Routledge. 2001.
    As humanity becomes increasingly interconnected through globalization, the question of whether community is possible within culturally diverse societies has returned as a principal concern for contemporary thought. Lorenzo Simpson charges that the current discussion is stuck at an impasse-between postmodernism's fragmented notions of cultural difference and humanism's homogeneous versions of community. Simpson proposes an alternative-one that bridges cultural differences without erasing them. He…Read more
    As humanity becomes increasingly interconnected through globalization, the question of whether community is possible within culturally diverse societies has returned as a principal concern for contemporary thought. Lorenzo Simpson charges that the current discussion is stuck at an impasse-between postmodernism's fragmented notions of cultural difference and humanism's homogeneous versions of community. Simpson proposes an alternative-one that bridges cultural differences without erasing them. He argues that we must establish common aesthetic and ethical standards incorporating sensitivity to difference if we are to achieve cross-cultural understanding.
    15th/16th Century Philosophy, Misc
  •  13
    Science, language, and experience: Reflections on the nature of self-understanding
    Man and World 16 (1): 25-41. 1983.
    Martin Heidegger
  • On Habermas and Difference: Critical Theory and the "Politics of Recognition'
    In Lewis E. Hahn (ed.), Perspectives on Habermas, Open Court. pp. 323-338. 2000.
    Jürgen Habermas
  • Technological Rationality
    In Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Stig Andur Pedersen & Vincent F. Hendricks (eds.), A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology, Wiley-blackwell. 2012.
    Technology EthicsPhilosophy of Technology, Misc
  • Critical theory, aesthetics, and Black modernity
    In Tommy Lee Lott & John P. Pittman (eds.), A Companion to African-American Philosophy, Blackwell. 2003.
    AestheticsCritical TheoryJürgen Habermas
  •  14
    Symposia on Gender, Race and Philosophy
    Symposia on Gender, Race, and Philosophy 8 (1). 2012.
    MinoritiesFeminist Approaches to Philosophy
  • Critical Fusions: Towards A Genuine 'Hermeneutics of Suspicion'
    In Georgia Warnke (ed.), Inheriting Gadamer: New Directions in Philosophical Hermeneutics, . 2016.
  •  32
    Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity
    Routledge. 1994.
    ____Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity__ takes as its impetus the idea that technology is an embodiment of our uneasiness with finitude. Lorenzo Simpson argues that technology has succeeded in granting our wish to domesticate time. He shows how this attitude affects our understanding of the meaning of action and our ability to discern meaning in our lives
    Technology EthicsPhilosophy of Technology, Misc
  • Marcuse, Time, and Technique: Concerning the Rational Foundations of Critical Theory
    Philosophical Forum 17 (4): 245-270. 1986.
    Critical Theory, Misc
  •  37
    Twin earth and its horizons: On hermeneutics, reference, and scientific theory choice
    Philosophical Forum 43 (1): 1-25. 2012.
    Content Internalism and Externalism
  •  23
    Book Reviews : Science and the Revenge of Nature: Marcuse and Habermas. By C. Fred Alford. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, 1985. Pp. 226. $24.50 (hardcover (review)
    Philosophy of the Social Sciences 18 (4): 572-577. 1988.
    Philosophy of Social ScienceJürgen Habermas
  • The Unfinished Project: Toward a Postmetaphysical Humanism
    Routledge. 2001.
    As humanity becomes increasingly interconnected through globalization, the question of whether community is possible within culturally diverse societies has returned as a principal concern for contemporary thought. Lorenzo Simpson charges that the current discussion is stuck at an impasse-between postmodernism's fragmented notions of cultural difference and humanism's homogeneous versions of community. Simpson proposes an alternative-one that bridges cultural differences without erasing them. He…Read more
    As humanity becomes increasingly interconnected through globalization, the question of whether community is possible within culturally diverse societies has returned as a principal concern for contemporary thought. Lorenzo Simpson charges that the current discussion is stuck at an impasse-between postmodernism's fragmented notions of cultural difference and humanism's homogeneous versions of community. Simpson proposes an alternative-one that bridges cultural differences without erasing them. He argues that we must establish common aesthetic and ethical standards incorporating sensitivity to difference if we are to achieve cross-cultural understanding.
    Critical Theory, MiscHermeneutics, Misc
  • "Science and the Revenge of Nature: Marcuse and Habermas" by C. Fred Alford
    Philosophy of the Social Sciences 18 (4): 572. 1988.
    Philosophy of Social Science
  •  16
    The Hermeneutics of Life History: Personal Achievement and History in Gadamer, Habermas, and Erikson
    Review of Metaphysics 46 (2): 426-428. 1992.
    In this thoughtful essay Wallulis argues that a rethinking of Gadamer's seminal claims about our historical situatedness is necessary if we are to have an adequate account of personal achievement. He argues that in stressing that we are the effect of tradition, Gadamer does not allow personal initiative its due. Wallulis wants to oppose a consciousness of "having been enabled" to what he sees as Gadamer's exclusive emphasis on a consciousness of being affected by history, as well as to Habermas'…Read more
    In this thoughtful essay Wallulis argues that a rethinking of Gadamer's seminal claims about our historical situatedness is necessary if we are to have an adequate account of personal achievement. He argues that in stressing that we are the effect of tradition, Gadamer does not allow personal initiative its due. Wallulis wants to oppose a consciousness of "having been enabled" to what he sees as Gadamer's exclusive emphasis on a consciousness of being affected by history, as well as to Habermas's notion of a consciousness oriented towards emancipation, that is, towards overcoming pseudo-natural constraints and attaining complete self-transparency. While sympathetic to Gadamer's hermeneutic critique of Habermas, Wallulis wants to offer a corrective to Gadamer's one-sided focus and thereby to elaborate a "hermeneutic of life history" that does justice to personal achievement.
    Metaphysics and EpistemologyMental States and Processes
  •  48
    Communication and the Politics of Difference: Reading Iris Young
    Constellations 7 (3): 430-442. 2000.
    Iris Marion YoungFeminist Political Philosophy
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