Martha Nussbaum Cosmopolitanism Analysis

Cosmopolitan Education: Attainable or simply unrealistic Did you realize that the currency of Indonesia is known as the Rupiah? If not, then perhaps the idea of learning about other countries and cultures is for you. Martha Nussbaum argues in her article Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism that the population should be educated in all things, not just things that happen on American soil. Nussbaum believes in the importance of knowing and understanding other cultures in order truly understand one’s own. Like Diogenes, Nussbaum seems to follow the mantra “I am a citizen of the world” (668). The idea of not just being a part of a certain country, but instead being a part of a larger scheme is a positive and very much so philosophical view. However, how much effort is to be done to achieve such a goal like educating others in the daily lives of other countries? Cynthia Scott addresses the counterarguments of a Cosmopolitan Education in Education and Cosmopolitanism. Scott’s argument boils down to two …show more content…
More benefits than not, this education will provide a way into how international problems are dealt with. In addition to more people learning about how other countries operate, perhaps a better understanding on climate can be established. It is understood that a cosmopolitan education is certainly an outward looking take on learning. It would require a multitude of changes. Children and adults need to be more educated on other countries. Some say that the best country to learn about is your own. This may be true and certainly should be done, but there are so many other interesting and influential histories. American history would not exist if it were not for the influence of other countries as well as cultures. Should we not as a whole be learning about how society was formed and how we are all living together and not