Week One/Two Flashcards
Multicultural claims, critics, justifications
What is the multicultural critique “Universalist ideal of equality”
Belief in equal treatment for all cultures to the extent that Liberal critique of multiculturalism. Example Difference-Blind V. Difference-Conscious. Cultural identity is for the private life. individuals are responsible for the consequences of their beliefs and practices, regardless of cultural background. “Liberals can’t have a differentiated approach of the government.”
One person one culture (Kymlicka)
Cultural choice provides individual meaning
Addressing historical injustice (Spinner-Halev)
states should not intervene in internal affairs, they have no historical basis for treating them with kindness
Justifiers of Multiculturalism
Taylor, Kymlicka, Lovett, Spinner-Halev
Multiculturalism policies
Bilingual education, multilingual ballots, ethnic/racial quotas in schools/governments, and Religious courts
One of the fundamental ways in which Kymlicka reconciles liberalism and multiculturalism
Liberty; because it defines the meaningful options among which individuals can choose in order to live a good life
For Okin, the reason why multiculturalism is bad for women
that cultural traditions and norms often take place in the private sphere yet multicultural policies can only regulate what happens in the public sphere
Cosmopolitan view of culture
cultures are dynamic because they interact and change
Feminist critique of multiculturalism
Okin
Post-colonial critique
coulthard/fanon
Politics of recognition multicultural justification
taylor: anti color blind, principles of nondiscrimination against politics of recognition Acknowledgment of diverse cultural identities
Freedom from domination (Lovett)
Ensuring accommodations for cultural practices
What is a multicultural claim?
Arguments based on identity, culture, economic interests, political power, and legal accommodations
Religion vs. Culture (Song)
Debate on normative theories in public life. religion is better argument
Multiculturalism is a worse argument than
Arguments favoring religion, race, or language
