Kwame Anthony Apiah The Case For Contamination Analysis

Every major city is inhabited by all kinds of people. Nearly in every corner of this planet, there is demand for goods from all over the world. If your favorite kind of food is from a culture other than your own, then you too are unconsciously a part of globalization. The influence of other cultures is so engrained and present in all of our lives that we are almost numb to it. Your car can be Korean, your phone American, and even if you shop at a local supermarket, most of your groceries are from all over the country or world. Today, due to the amazingly efficient transportation system, we can consume fresh produce from halfway around the world. This is something that was technologically impossible hundreds of years ago. This has created a …show more content…
And yet, the “hybridization of culture through travel, trade, or conquest is hardly a recent development.” (Appiah). This is why it is not unusual when people wear their forms of native dress at formal ceremonies, whether it be a suit, kilt or kente cloth. Kwame Anthony Apiah makes this argument in his article “The Case for Contamination.” He elaborates on the fact that globalization implies a change for the better. He also discusses how the loss of original culture may lead to improvement of civil rights, economics or quality of life and he relates it to his own native city in Ghana. Intuitively, it is impossible to promote both the progress of a society and the preservation of its culture. Is has been change that has brought about more successful and fair …show more content…
Throughout history, almost every aspect of human culture has evolved. Religions have shifted and split into different forms of belief, entire systems of government have changed and new codes of ethic have deliberately been adopted. We can look at the history of the world to see that most changes have not been meaningless but a natural component of progress. In the present, globalization is often justified by its importance in the global economy. Jeffrey A. Frankel, a professor at Harvard says that the benefits of globalization “come from a number of sources” such as “greater market size … enhanced competition [and] … technological improvements through increased contact with foreigners.”
Globalization has existed for as long as the human race. The spread of people, knowledge, and commodities brings the human race together. With this spread of knowledge and information comes new train of thought and new technologies. This knowledge ultimately provides the opportunity for more peace and