![]() ![]() A core of ‘basic humanity’ surely must tie all of the world’s moral systems together – and if only we could locate this core we might be able to forge agreements and alliances among groups that otherwise appear profoundly opposed. The cornerpiece of this optimism has been the assumption that whatever differences exist they cannot be too great. ![]() Somehow we must learn to manage this new situation.įor a long time, liberal democratic optimism in the West has been shored up by suppositions about other cultures and their differences from us. Collisions between worldviews and value systems can be cataclysmic. A clear lesson from events such as 9/11 is that disregarding these differences is not an option. Suddenly we find we must adjust to peoples whose suppositions about the ultimate values and goals of life are very different from ours. But global communication, economics and the migration of populations have placed new strains on Western democracies. Western democratic systems depend on there being at least a minimal consensus concerning national values, especially in regard to such things as justice, equality and human rights. We can no longer ignore the fact that cultures around the world are not simply different from one another, but profoundly so and the most urgent area in which this realization faces us is in the realm of morality. Pluralism is the most serious problem facing liberal democracies today. SUBSCRIBE NOW Articles The Golden Rule: Not So Golden Anymore Stephen Anderson analyses as he would be analysed.
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