Today we discussed the concept of
multiculturalism. We all realized that the topic from this week and
the topic from last week, which was cosmopolitanism, went
hand-in-hand. Although, multiculturalism is always a part of
cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitanism is not always multiculturalism.
We discussed that as well as the other topics
we've been meeting about, multiculturalism has a basis of tolerance.
Once again, we asked, when is the line
(if there is one) crossed to intolerance? Phillips had put it in a way that seemed to relate to our outlook,
when an action based off of someone's culture is irreversible.
It is not our place to impose on other
cultures, and their ideals. We came to the conclusion that physical
harm and psychological confusion are not the same thing, and that
people often try to impose against culture confusing the two. It is
not right to say that we are tolerant, and only be “tolerant” if
it is not visible.
When discussing minority rights, what 3 groups must be addressed?
ReplyDeleteA: the indigenous people, the historical/regional/linguistic minorities, and immigrant groups
Does cultural relativism justify polygamy? Explain.