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Article: Intimacy or Integrity: Philosophy and Cultural Difference.(Book Review)
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- Philosophy East and West
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- October 1, 2005
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Intimacy or Integrity: Philosophy and Cultural Difference. By Thomas P. Kasulis. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2002. Pp. xii + 183. Paper $14.95.
Back in the early days of cross-cultural inquiry, scholars gained some territory in the understanding of cultural difference by focusing their attention on the distinction between the individualistic and the collective. Asians, especially East Asians, were seen as motivated by collectivism, whereas Westerners were firmly rooted in individuality. This distinction afforded some comprehension of cultural difference and served a limited purpose in those early days of trying to understand Asia as a whole and the vast ...