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    It's what they have been a part of and what they need to be knowledgeable about. In reality, their culture is what they consider normal. Kwame Anthony Appiah, a philosopher, wrote in his book “Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers”: “People are disgusted by the idea of drinking orange juice that has a cockroach in it, even if they know the cockroach was rigorously cleaned of all bacteria by being autoclaved in advance. They are reluctant…

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    arguments on cosmopolitanism law one can see why its necessary in the realization of human rights projects and global social justice as it enables people the rights to be heard. As far as critics go, Calhoun is a fairly sympathetic critic within his writing one can see that he likes the idea of cosmopolatinism yet he suggests in it’s current sort of form it just does not go far enough. Calouhn emphasizes some of the potential…

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    Although numerous clashes between other nation states have taken place prior to the confrontation between the citizens of Milos and the Athenian empire, this quarrel provides conditions that is applicable to the theories including realism and cosmopolitanism focused on in this class. Realist theory embraces the “world as it is” believing that there is “evil” in everyone and the source of it is the “struggle for power.” On the other hand, cosmopolitan ideology…

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    world of nation states, leading to the conclusion that, while ideal, cosmopolitanism does not exist as a realistic option in international affairs due to the win-lose attitude seen in societies. Throughout the Dialogue accounts of realism are consistently illustrated while cosmopolitan beliefs never come to fruition, supporting the claim that realism exists as a genuine way of handling altercations between states while cosmopolitanism demonstrates a utopian model building towards world peace yet…

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    Cosmopolitan Sociability

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    human connectedness because of doctrines restricting relations with others or those with different belief systems opposing their beliefs. (p399) • Growing literature on ‘cosmopolitan turn’ (Rapport & Stade 2007) “emphazing the plurality of cosmopolitanisms”. → article addresses whether or not migrants and travellers can construct cosmopolitan socialability through their networks both at a local level and a global level. (p399-400) • ‘Cosmopolitian dimensions’…

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    people are different, and these differences should be respected by other individuals. “Cosmopolitanism originally comes from a Greek phrase kosmou polites, which means citizen of the…

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    It is twinned to consumerist cosmopolitanism where things like food, tourism, music, literature, and fashion are increasingly interchangeable and mixed up around the globe. A passage by Charles Gellar (in Hayden & Thompson, 1995) illustrates this conceptualisation of cosmopolitan education…

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    whether these binary relationships, although prevalent in Australia can be supported by a rapid changing multicultural Australia. Through an examination of Linda Ng’s review Dead Europe and the coming of age in Australian literature: Globalisation, cosmopolitanism and perversity, the binary relationship between Europe and Australia will be looked at with a focus on ‘Cosmopolitism’. Alongside,…

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    multi-lateral analysis of the effects of cultural globalization. Throughout the article, he develops a point of view in lenience toward a celebration of the cultural effects brought upon by globalization. This is seen by his scrutiny towards cosmopolitanism and his particular attitude toward cultural imperialism, as well as…

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    language and identity studies such as Blommaert, Pennycook, Bourdieu, as well as many others, Schneider also applies the method of rich discourse analyses in the context of salsa enclaves to analyze the (de)construction of transnational identities, cosmopolitanism, and language ideologies. In doing so, the author tries to subvert the monolingual/monoculture ideology and shows the complex…

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