Women Behind the Wall

Cosmopolitanism Book Description Cosmopolitanism begins with the simple idea that we must develop habits of coexistence in the human community, as in national communities: conversation, living together, and communion in the old sense. The world population is expected to reach approximately nine billion by the mid-21st century. A world where societies are separated from each other as neatly and cleanly as a honeycomb is no longer a serious option. The inevitable end: Whether we like it or not, dialogue with “strangers” is now a necessity. Kwame Anthony Appiah asks the question "how real are the seemingly abstract values?" “What are we talking about when we talk about diversity?” When does morality and behavior conflict?” “Can culture be owned?” It seeks sincere answers to questions such as these, based on concrete examples that people encounter in their lives. It rejects the approach that emphasizes differences, based on the division of "us" and "them" in the Western dream, and hopes to make the division in minds a little more difficult by highlighting the concept of "dialogue" and the idea of intercultural mutual understanding against the thesis of "clash of civilizations". (From the Promotional Bulletin)