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'''Cosmopolitanism''' is the [[ideology]] that all kinds of [[human]] ethnic [[groups]] belong to a single [[community]] based on a [[shared]] [[morality]]. This is [[contrasted]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism communitarian] and particularistic [[theories]], especially the ideas of [[patriotism]] and [[nationalism]]. Cosmopolitanism may entail some sort of world [[government]] or it may simply refer to more inclusive [[moral]], [[economic]], and/or [[political]] [[relationships]] between [[nations]] or [[individuals]] of different nations. A [[person]] who adheres to the idea of cosmopolitanism in any of its forms is called a cosmopolitan.
The cosmopolitan [[community]] might be based on an inclusive [[morality]], a shared economic relationship, or a political [[structure]] that [[encompasses]] [[different]] nations. In its more positive versions, the cosmopolitan community is one in which [[individuals]] from [[different]] places (e.g. nation-states) form [[relationships]] of [[mutual]] [[respect]]. As an example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Anthony_Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah] suggests the [[possibility]] of a cosmopolitan community in which individuals from varying locations (physical, economic, etc.) enter [[relationships]] of mutual respect despite their differing ''beliefs'' (moral, [[religious]], political, etc.).
However, the cosmopolitan [[community]] can also be [[understood]] as some kind of elite club, one based primarily on [[economic]] [[privilege]]. In this light, the cosmopolitan [[individual]] has advantages over less economically privileged individuals, advantages that might include [[personal]] and [[political]] liberties and [[freedoms]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitanism]
The word derives from Greek cosmos Κόσμος (the [[Universe]]) and polis Πόλις ([[city]]).
==See also==
*'''''[[Cosmopolis]]'''''
==External links==
* [http://www.internations.org/ "InterNations - the Community for Expatriates and Global Minds"]
*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/sociology/pdf/Beck-LivingintheWorldRiskSociety-Feb2006.pdf Living in the World Risk Society by Ulrich Beck at the London School of Economics]
* [http://www.gcoue.net "Global Community of United Earth"]
[[Category: Political Science]]
'''Cosmopolitanism''' is the [[ideology]] that all kinds of [[human]] ethnic [[groups]] belong to a single [[community]] based on a [[shared]] [[morality]]. This is [[contrasted]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism communitarian] and particularistic [[theories]], especially the ideas of [[patriotism]] and [[nationalism]]. Cosmopolitanism may entail some sort of world [[government]] or it may simply refer to more inclusive [[moral]], [[economic]], and/or [[political]] [[relationships]] between [[nations]] or [[individuals]] of different nations. A [[person]] who adheres to the idea of cosmopolitanism in any of its forms is called a cosmopolitan.
The cosmopolitan [[community]] might be based on an inclusive [[morality]], a shared economic relationship, or a political [[structure]] that [[encompasses]] [[different]] nations. In its more positive versions, the cosmopolitan community is one in which [[individuals]] from [[different]] places (e.g. nation-states) form [[relationships]] of [[mutual]] [[respect]]. As an example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Anthony_Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah] suggests the [[possibility]] of a cosmopolitan community in which individuals from varying locations (physical, economic, etc.) enter [[relationships]] of mutual respect despite their differing ''beliefs'' (moral, [[religious]], political, etc.).
However, the cosmopolitan [[community]] can also be [[understood]] as some kind of elite club, one based primarily on [[economic]] [[privilege]]. In this light, the cosmopolitan [[individual]] has advantages over less economically privileged individuals, advantages that might include [[personal]] and [[political]] liberties and [[freedoms]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitanism]
The word derives from Greek cosmos Κόσμος (the [[Universe]]) and polis Πόλις ([[city]]).
==See also==
*'''''[[Cosmopolis]]'''''
==External links==
* [http://www.internations.org/ "InterNations - the Community for Expatriates and Global Minds"]
*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/sociology/pdf/Beck-LivingintheWorldRiskSociety-Feb2006.pdf Living in the World Risk Society by Ulrich Beck at the London School of Economics]
* [http://www.gcoue.net "Global Community of United Earth"]
[[Category: Political Science]]
