Cultural Heritage Ethics: Between Theory And Practice
by Constantine Sandis /
2014 / English / PDF
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Theory without practice is empty, practice without theory is blind,
to adapt a phrase from Immanuel Kant. The sentiment could not be
truer of cultural heritage ethics. This intra-disciplinary book
bridges the gap between theory and practice by bringing together a
stellar cast of academics, activists, consultants, journalists,
lawyers, and museum practitioners, each contributing their own
expertise to the wider debate of what cultural heritage means in
the twenty-first century. Cultural Heritage Ethics provides
cutting-edge arguments built on case studies of cultural heritage
and its management in a range of geographical and cultural
contexts. Moreover, the volume feels the pulse of the debate on
heritage ethics by discussing timely issues such as access,
acquisition, archeological practice, curatorship, education,
ethnology, historiography, integrity, legislation, memory, museum
management, ownership, preservation, protection, public trust,
restitution, human rights, stewardship, and tourism. This volume is
neither a textbook nor a manifesto for any particular approach to
heritage ethics, but a snapshot of different positions and
approaches that will inspire both thought and action. Cultural
Heritage Ethics provides invaluable reading for students and
teachers of philosophy of archaeology, history and moral philosophy
- and for anyone interested in the theory and practice of cultural
preservation.
Theory without practice is empty, practice without theory is blind,
to adapt a phrase from Immanuel Kant. The sentiment could not be
truer of cultural heritage ethics. This intra-disciplinary book
bridges the gap between theory and practice by bringing together a
stellar cast of academics, activists, consultants, journalists,
lawyers, and museum practitioners, each contributing their own
expertise to the wider debate of what cultural heritage means in
the twenty-first century. Cultural Heritage Ethics provides
cutting-edge arguments built on case studies of cultural heritage
and its management in a range of geographical and cultural
contexts. Moreover, the volume feels the pulse of the debate on
heritage ethics by discussing timely issues such as access,
acquisition, archeological practice, curatorship, education,
ethnology, historiography, integrity, legislation, memory, museum
management, ownership, preservation, protection, public trust,
restitution, human rights, stewardship, and tourism. This volume is
neither a textbook nor a manifesto for any particular approach to
heritage ethics, but a snapshot of different positions and
approaches that will inspire both thought and action. Cultural
Heritage Ethics provides invaluable reading for students and
teachers of philosophy of archaeology, history and moral philosophy
- and for anyone interested in the theory and practice of cultural
preservation.