Philosophies of Multiculturalism: Beyond Liberalism

240 Pages·2017·1.58 MB·English

by  Luis Cordeiro-Rodrigues, Marko Simendić

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Philosophies of Multiculturalism
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Studies for the International Society for Cultural History
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Contents
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2 Acknowledgments vii
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6 Associative democracy, heterosexism and sexual orientation 97
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7 Utilitarianism, religious diversity and progressive pluralism 115
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Eastern philosophy approaches to multiculturalism 131
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Acknowledgments
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2 We would like to thank our families: Wenwen Shi, Catarina Cordeiro,
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Introduction
Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues and Marko Simendić
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f 1 – What is multiculturalism?
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used for the term ‘multiculturalism’ in this book.1
When the term ‘multiculturalism’ is used in this sense, i.e., to describe
a condition of society where a variety of different cultures coexist, it can
mean many things. That is, there are a variety of ways whereby socie­
ties can be diverse, for example, culture can come in many different forms
(Gurr 1993: 3). Perhaps the chief ways in which a country can be culturally
diverse is through different religious groups, different linguistic groups,