Moral Disagreement By Kwame Anthony Appiah - 1391 Words

All around the world today, there is a lot of tension revolving around concepts of morality. In Moral Disagreement by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Appiah writes about differing values and morals around the world and within our society. He points out, â€Å"we aren’t the only people who have the concepts of right and wrong, good and bad; every society, it seems, has terms that correspond to these thin concepts† (658). However, these concepts are not always the same with each other in every society. In the same way that not everyone in our society believes in the same moral concepts. Unfortunately, it is these disagreements that often separate us as people. Forming different cultures, large and small, throughout the world. This is not a bad thing, but it does separate us as a race, leaving us to care more for one group of people rather than humanity as a whole. In Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism, by Martha Nussbaum, Nussbaum suggest that a way to fix this problem, and to become a cosmopolitan person, is to teach students in our education systems more of different cultures throughout the world. Yet not only should we learn to accept other cultures and their beliefs, but we should also educate ourselves to accept everybody we meet, giving respect to them as individuals, if we ever truly want to become a citizen of the world. Acceptance is a quality that is lacking within the world. Many people do not want to accept that, for example, not everybody thinks like the. In recognition of thisShow MoreRelatedThe Illusion Of Universal Morality1361 Words   |  6 PagesThroughout the chapter â€Å"Moral Disagreement† in his work Cosmopolitanism, Kwame Anthony Appiah analyzes the issues of morality. Appiah essentially presents his argument in a manner which questions the concept of what is ethically right and wrong. Furthermore, he believes that societies and individuals will inevitably experience moral disagreements. From the author’s perspective, â€Å"If we are to encourage†¦moral conversations between people across societies, we must expect such disagreements.†1 As demonstratedRead MorePoints of Disagreement1455 Words   |  6 Pages Points of Disagreement The â€Å"Golden Rule† is an ethical idea shared in various religious texts and different ancient philosophers’ statements around the world, and it was paraphrased as â€Å"What you do not wish done to yourself, do not do to others†. Kwame Anthony Appiah argues in the fifth Chapter (Moral Disagreement) of his book Cosmopolitanism that â€Å"the Golden Rule is not as helpful as it might at first seem†, and he gives several examples to support his argument. However, I don’t think these examplesRead MoreCultural Globalization: Fear of the Unknown950 Words   |  4 Pagesaround the world. The key here is to understand what another culture has to offer and accept what is appealing to you as an individual. As Kwame Anthony Appiah writes, â€Å"Yet even with values we do not take seriously, there is something to be hoped for; namely, understanding. Nor do you have to share a value to feel how it might motivate someone†. (Appiah, p.664) Many people would consider the United States as an example of how to promote diversity and tolerance of other cultures within oneRead MoreEssay on Gun Shooting on American Campus1373 Words   |  6 Pagesand shooting skills. Why some students are admitted to violence video games? What kind of feeling those games can bring to them? Will those games lead young people to commit mass murder in the real world? In the essay Moral Disagreement which is written by Kwame Anthony Appiah, it claims that â€Å"people everywhere have ideas about the responsibility to their children†. However, some of the parents, especially the homicides’ parents didn’t pay much attention to their children. They seldom care about