Multiculturalism: Philosophical Problems

The aim of the course is to discuss the philosophical dimension of multiculturalism both as an idea and as a socio-political phenomena that takes place nowadays in some countries (The US, Canada, Germany) and in some cultural traditions (liberalism). An important part of the course is reflection about problems that are connected with multiculturalism, for example: cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, the role of religions, Americanization, and many others. The course is proposed by dr hab. Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński, Philosophy Department, whose texts (“Axiological Universalism and Cultural Relativism,” “Santayana and the Problem of Americanization,” “Richard Rorty’s Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Cultural Imperialism”); may be some of the sources.