Multiculturalism is an issue of concern for political scientists, sociologists and philosophers. In recent years, it has also been at the forefront of political debates. Various types of multiculturalist policies have been defended and criticized. Should persons, cultural groups and peoples be recognized in their various cultural, religious and ethnic identities? Can we recognize groups and not only individuals? What groups should be recognized: feminists, homosexuals, ethnic minorities and religious groups? These questions have been hotly debated for some time, but we can now benefit from the experience of particular multiculturalist policies and of their confrontation with reality. This book offers critical reflections by established academics on the crisis of multiculturalism that occurred in Great Britain, the Netherlands and Canada. They provide an occasion to develop a sophisticated understanding of societies characterized by religious, ethnic and cultural diversity.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; M.Seymour Aristotle and Hegel on Recognition and Friendship; R.R.Williams Hegel, Taylor and the Phenomenology of Broken Spirits; R.Bhargava Respect as Recognition: Some Political Implications; A.E.Galeotti Esteem for Contributions to the Common Good: The Role of Personifying Attitudes and Instrumental Value; H.Ikaheimo& A.Laitinen Models of Democracy and the Politics of Recognition: Respect for Reasonable Cultural Diversity as a Principle of Political Morality; S.Thompson Respect for Reasonable Cultural Diversity as a Principle of Political Morality; J.Maclure Difference, Multi and Equality; T.Modood Political Liberalism and the Recognition of Peoples; M.Seymour Multicultural Manners; J.T.Levy The Public Assessment of Indigenous Identity; A.Eisenberg Conclusion; M.Seymour
