Since the construction of race and stratification among peoples, there has been a prevalent notion of collectivism within the many different ethnic groups of the world. More so than others, there is an ongoing emphasis on collective responsibility among people of the African Diaspora. Collective responsibility embodies the ideal that each human being on the planet is the responsibility of another. In philosophy, the representation of this ideal is most commonly associated with the philosophical tradition known as Cosmopolitanism. Since its inception, philosophers have established varying ideas of what Cosmopolitanism is, and how it is applicable to real-world situations. Perhaps one of its most notable thinkers, Kwame Anthony Appiah, argues
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Under the framework of Cosmopolitanism, Appiah accepts the idea that all human ethnic groups belong to one single community based on a shared interest or morality from one another. Essentially, he argues that humans are inherently deontological beings. Furthermore, Appiah believes through this framework of cosmopolitanism that humans fundamentally are altruistic beings individually and collectively. Through these assumptions, one then uncovers the two fundamental issues that are inherent with Appiah’s conception of Cosmopolitanism: 1.) Appiah’s idea that humans are altruistic is fundamentally flawed in nature. 2.) Appiah’s arguments adopts the ideal that humans are rational …show more content…
We would all like to live in a world where “perpetual peace” occurs, but unfortunately, that will not and cannot happen realistically in our society today. Because of this, we see that the harms of Appiah’s highly idealistic conception of cosmopolitanism greatly outweighs the benefits that we marginally deduce from his reasoning. What we recognize in the Unexamined Life interview is this: Appiah lives in a world where he essentially denies the realistic implications of the ideas and notions that he advances, where he believes that humans are beings that will always rejection the notion of oneself in sake of the betterment of others. However, in the end, humans understand that they must ensure the safety and well-being of themselves before we can ensure the safety of
Under the framework of Cosmopolitanism, Appiah accepts the idea that all human ethnic groups belong to one single community based on a shared interest or morality from one another. Essentially, he argues that humans are inherently deontological beings. Furthermore, Appiah believes through this framework of cosmopolitanism that humans fundamentally are altruistic beings individually and collectively. Through these assumptions, one then uncovers the two fundamental issues that are inherent with Appiah’s conception of Cosmopolitanism: 1.) Appiah’s idea that humans are altruistic is fundamentally flawed in nature. 2.) Appiah’s arguments adopts the ideal that humans are rational …show more content…
We would all like to live in a world where “perpetual peace” occurs, but unfortunately, that will not and cannot happen realistically in our society today. Because of this, we see that the harms of Appiah’s highly idealistic conception of cosmopolitanism greatly outweighs the benefits that we marginally deduce from his reasoning. What we recognize in the Unexamined Life interview is this: Appiah lives in a world where he essentially denies the realistic implications of the ideas and notions that he advances, where he believes that humans are beings that will always rejection the notion of oneself in sake of the betterment of others. However, in the end, humans understand that they must ensure the safety and well-being of themselves before we can ensure the safety of