Kwame Anthony Appiah (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards
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Appiah's birth year
Appiah's birth year
1954
Appiah's parents' backgrounds
Appiah's parents' backgrounds
Ghanaian father, English mother
Appiah's current position
Appiah's current position
Professor of Philosophy & Law at NYU
Appiah's main philosophical focus areas
Appiah's main philosophical focus areas
Political philosophy, ethics, morality, language, culture, identity
Cosmopolitanism (Appiah's key concept)
Cosmopolitanism (Appiah's key concept)
Being world citizens who care for all humans whilst celebrating diversity
Meaning of 'kosmopolités'
Meaning of 'kosmopolités'
Citizen of the world
1st feature of cosmopolitanism
1st feature of cosmopolitanism
Global citizenship without global government
2nd feature of cosmopolitanism
2nd feature of cosmopolitanism
Universal care for all human beings
3rd feature of cosmopolitanism
3rd feature of cosmopolitanism
Productive conversation to learn & develop better ideas
Appiah's view on race
Appiah's view on race
The only race is the human race
'Cosmopolitan patriotism' meaning
'Cosmopolitan patriotism' meaning
Celebrating diversity whilst recognising shared human bonds
Appiah's philosophical method
Appiah's philosophical method
Help people think clearly, not tell them what to think