Cosmopolitanism

Cosmopolitanism is the ideology that all humans belong to a single community, based on a shared morality. Throughout history we have seem many people who claim to be global citizens and venture to see the world of acceptance and hospitality regardless of nationality, gender, or economic condition. The idea, as far as we know, comes from the Greeks and similar empires, such as the Romans, have also had similar thoughts and practice of this idea of a global citizen. The concept is that morality,…

start writing to you, a myriad of thoughts and ideas linger in my mind. There is an atmosphere of anticipation around Peperdine University. Fully expecting, I welcome both the newly-met people, and the forthcoming university life. My vision of cosmopolitanism was expanded after traveling around the world. I come from China, yet from California too. Three-year independent living experience abroad affirmed my independence. With a knowledge-desired attitude, good self-care and strong morality, I…

For the past couple of years there have been many debates of global issues, debates that have occupied the minds of many researchers, but whereas the other debates usually came to a conclusion globalization remains an unending debate. The debate is whether or not globalization is an advantage or disadvantage. The manifestation of globalization begins at various points of a country’s political and economic standing. Karunakar P. describes it as; “The origin of globalization which is an invention…

In Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy, Judith Butler talks about the correct path to attain human rights in connection to autonomy and community. Butlers struggle finding the right balance between the two in order to achieve success in the political arena connects greatly with the ideas of Appiah in Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections, and my own personal experiences with the law. Throughout Butler’s essay, she struggles with the concept of balancing autonomy and…

tolerance towards people with different races and sexual orientation; "A Tale of Three Cities" illustrates Cordoba’s advancement in architecture, knowledge, and history, as well as New York’s fast-paced economy that provides many job opportunities. Cosmopolitanism could be defined as having a well-developed economy and international financial center, a diverse and multicultural society and a prosperous tourism industry. In “Dubai Sudden City” by Afshin Molavi, it shows Dubai possesses the above…

In the essay Why Africa? Why Art? ,written by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Appiah dispatches some different perspectives about the standard deviation of art and how Western art is defined. Her perspectives and interpretation regarding art is witness every time we look at any ingenious objects performances and so forth. These things are formerly perceived as creative things that are outermost art. Furthermore, Appiah also defines Western art by stating “We know art can serve a political or a moral or…

Abstract Cosmopolitanism gives the idea of a ‘world citizenship” or citizens of the world where people are usually viewed as belonging to all parts of the world not just one country. Ribeiro (2005, 19) discusses the idea of cosmopolitanism as a western notion that showing the need social agents have to consider political and cultural entity. This entity is described as larger than their own homeland, which would comprise of every individual a global scale (Ribeiro 2005, 19). Cosmopolitanism is…

Violating an Ambiguous Confidence? An Ethical Dilemma In a September 7, 2016 publication of “The Ethicist” in The New York Times Magazine, Kwame Anthony Appiah responds to an ethical dilemma posed by a widow. The widow states that her husband of fifteen years had passed away. It had been a second marriage for both her and her husband. Upon his death, she found many journals he had kept over the years before they had met, which he seemed to have stopped writing shortly after their marriage. He…

In my eyes, this is really an intriguing article, which mainly explores the root of people’s nationalism and their resistance to outsiders, based on the Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas’s analysis. I like how the author addresses that there is a “full circle” here -- supposedly, we should share our possessions “with all human beings”, but such responsibility is infinite and impossible, due to that “our identifications and differentiations always fail as adequate descriptions of others” and…

Cosmopolitanism aims to dismantle essentialism and transcend individuals into hybrid entities where they can be ‘citizens of the world’ wherever positioned. These individuals live on the margins of societies; showing willingness to cross borders, interact with other people and nations, tapping into the cultures of other climes, accepting particularities, yet, holding on to their peculiar identity. But it is observed that so-called cosmopolitan nations and economies show colonizing tendencies…