An Ethos for Transcending Babel
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I wish to address the conference theme "Beyond Babel" by addressing the way we communicate with ourselves and each other from our diverse perspectives. In doing so, I build upon Worsfold's (1993) call for tolerance as "the prerequisite epistemological principle (p. 27)," that recognizes the fallibility of our beliefs and assumes that no belief system has a monopoly on truth. From this perspective, we can see diversity of viewpoint as essential to the continuing evolution of our knowledge.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011