Cosmopolitanism and/in Education: What Responsibilities Now for the Philosopher and the Teaching of Philosophy?

Abstract

In the current context of globalization, cosmopolitanism, socio-political con- flicts and war, rights to philosophy and the teaching of philosophy take a new dimension and urgency and present new challenges. Declaring philosophy to be cosmopolitan is not sufficient to make it universal. One must recognize the role played by appropriation and transformation of the philosophical and of the institu- tional and pedagogical models in non-European languages and cultures. In addition, today, access and rights to philosophy and the teaching of philosophy are ever more necessary, for they are indispensable to understand our renewed responsibilities in a broader world, and to make responsible decisions from a cosmopolitan point of view.