The problem of the unity of culture in post-classical perspective

Abstract

While classical metaphysics teaches us to treat any variant solely as a subcase of an invariant, non-classical thought tends to treat variety, regardless of any obvious invariants, primarily as plurality. Yet in both cases an implicit opposition of one vs. multiple is present. The article suggests a concept of unity (including the unity of culture) that would be capable of encompassing multiplicity in its various forms.