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Abstract
Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian Bernard Lonergan offers a vision for education that promotes what he terms “cosmopolis.” For Lonergan, authentic cosmopolitanism does not impose a universal, totalizing metanarrative. Rather, it embraces the particularity of one's own cultural, religious, and intellectual traditions, while remaining radically open to dialogue with the other. By doing so, education for cosmopolis fosters both authentic appropriation and reflective critique of one's own traditions, as well as an appreciation for the authenticity of others. Teaching for cosmopolis is an invitation to dialogue which promotes mutual understanding, mutual respect, and mutual interdependence in a globalized world.
About the author
Dennis Gunn is Visiting Assistant Professor, Education Department at Iona College, New Rochelle, New York. E-mail: [email protected]
Notes
1 Sociologist George Ritzer (Citation2004) uses the term “glocalization” to describe the dynamic flow between local culture and the influence of globalization.
2 Appiah (Citation2006) counts various fundamentalisms among these “counter-cosmopolitanisms,” which also include hyper-nationalist and racist ideologies.