The Case for Contamination, by Kwame Anthony Appiah

and ideas that allow individuals to reinvigorate its uniqueness in an ever changing society. In “The Case for Contamination”, published by the New York Times Magazine, Kwame Anthony Appiah addresses the concern regarding the diminishment of cultural identity in poor countries by introducing the idea of cosmopolitanism: being free from cultural preordains and engaging in a pluralist society. Appiah endorses globalization and explains that resisting cultural interconnection will perhaps trap people

Being raised in Ghana, receiving higher education in England and working as a professor in the United States certainly helped Kwame Anthony Appiah receive a fair share of different cultures. Appiah is a recognized philosopher with several published books and an impressive track record of accomplishments. His article The Case for Contamination, which was published in The New York Times, speaks of the topic of how globalization affects individuals in many aspects of their life. He discusses how forcefully

Article: “The Case for Contamination” by Kwame Anthony Appiah In “The Case for Contamination” the author Kwame Appiah analyzes and points out the many ways in which the world is becoming globalized. He uses many extensive examples to show that the world is getting ‘contaminated’. By ‘contamination’ he means that the mixture of all the innovative values and traditions are damaging and eventually destroying what our ancestors have left us. In his analysis, he describes the gradual transformation

In “The Case for Contamination”, the author, Kwame Anthony Appiah uses his article to argue that globalization isn’t always a bad thing and that forcefully preserving cultural institutions does more harm than good. He uses examples to show how the world is being ‘Contaminated’. By “Contamination’, he is referring to the mixture of values, cultures and traditions. Globalization doesn’t always mean assimilation. People tend to fear change. Appiah encourages others to learn more about different culture

According to the Dawn, which is Pakistan’s the most famous and widely read English-language newspaper, “A French court Wednesday, January 08, 2014, convicted a young woman for wearing a full-face Islamic veil in public and threw out her bid to have the country’s controversial burqa ban declared unconstitutional. Cassandra Belin, 20, was given a 150-euro fine for wearing the veil” (The Dawn 2014). The importance of incident comes from its connection to a very controversial law, which was adopted six

From my time on this planet, I have never seen a stagnant moment. I grow in the era where technology was rising rapidly coming from a bulky blackberry to a slim Samsung. The fashion is shown as a wave where the styles that died down around from the 2000s from the 90s are now back in style but it is back with a new feel that complements our current era. The music has changed tremendously over the years along with the English language and the slang, if a slang that was used in the 90s is used in this

goods, but ideas as well. The Case for Contamination by Kwame Anthony Appiah explained to Ghanaians about modern day issues and how to attack them one by one. He explained the importance of sustainability and how it benefits all people. Educating the Ghanaians on ideas, such as science and disease, will allow for development in their country. Using the advice may allow Ghana to build a stronger government and economy (Kwane Anthony Appiah, The Case for Contamination, p. 1). Spreading the ideas of

people by impacting their work, their families, and their societies. This is because globalization affects the security of a country, its culture, and identity by introducing new ways of thinking and living. In the article, The Case for Contamination, the author Kwame Anthony Appiah, observes

anachronism in the citizenry—one that all of the citizens may not enjoy. And, as history has taught us, when peoples far behind the rest of the world technologically are too isolated to even care if the world outside of them is changing (or, in some cases, if there even is an outside world), modernized nations have all too easy of a time conquering, subjugating, and exploiting those peoples. Witness the Inca, the Aztecs, the