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Kwame Anthony Appiah
(Photo: Greg Martin)
Princeton Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses cosmopolitanism on ThoughtCast!
Born in England and raised in Ghana, Appiah is half English and half African. And perhaps because of this, he’s fascinated with the concept of identity, and the power it wields over people. But rather than wage identity politics, Appiah encourages us instead to be good global citizens, interested in and accepting of each other. In short, cosmopolitan. But also, at least a little bit “contaminated”… Appiah’s written a book on the subject: it’s called Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers.
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April 5th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I hope you don’t mind me asking this question but I had a very good friend years ago called Monica Appiah. She was my best friend at John Kelly school for girls Neasden Middsex UK. She left when she wqas 10 yrs old it broke my heart I think her Father worked for the Embassy in Ghana they had to go back around 1960.She lived acoss the park from me Glastone Park.Can you help me go about finding her eg: the embassy’s address or Number.I have tried the Internet but no replys from the Embassy I wonder if I write to the wrong department. I know this is cheeky of me but your name is the same I would love to find her.I can still see her face with the tears running down the day we said goodbye, she had 2 cut marks on each cheek of her face??
Many thanks
Christine Harbin
Bushey Hertfordshire UK