Appiah's Cosmopolitanism

Southern Journal of Philosophy 51 (4):488-510 (2013)
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Abstract

This article critically evaluates the cosmopolitan writings of Kwame Anthony Appiah, investigating especially the extent to which he challenges or fails to challenge the problem of Eurocentrism in cosmopolitan discourse. I begin by discussing the way Appiah's construction of his cosmopolitan vision attempts to address criticisms of cosmopolitanism as unable to accommodate the partiality that is an inescapable aspect of human relationships. I relate this issue to Eurocentrism, arguing that the historical integration of the world through European imperialism gives people of color added reason to uphold certain forms of group partiality. I then consider promising points in Appiah's work, in which he can be seen as helping to construct an anti-Eurocentric form of cosmopolitanism, as well as problematic points, in which he shows insufficient regard for the importance of cultural resistance

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Reply to Gracia, Moody-Adams and Nussbaum.Kwame Anthony Appiah - 2005 - Journal of Social Philosophy 37 (2):314–322.
Reflections on Appiah's the ethics of identity.Michele Moody-Adams - 2005 - Journal of Social Philosophy 37 (2):292–300.

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