Humanism in Intercultural Perspective: Experiences and Expectations Reviewed by Stephan SCHMIDT

評《跨文化視野中的人文主義：經驗與期待》

In July 2006 an international research project titled Humanism in the Era of Globalization—An Intercultural Dialogue on Humanity, Culture, and Value was formally inaugurated with an international conference bearing the same title, held in the German city of Essen. The conference brought together scholars from almost a dozen countries and widely different cultural and academic backgrounds. They had followed an invitation by Professor Jörn Rüsen, then director of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen (Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, KWI), who also initiated the joint research project of which this conference was the opening event. The project is run by the KWI in close cooperation with various German universities as well as a number of international partners, such as the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University. Since its kickoff in 2006 a number of academic conferences and workshops have been held in various countries, all devoted to a large variety of topics in the context of New Humanism.