Chapter 1 Appiah problematizes Cosmopolitanism as a way of being and elaborates on two key principles outlined in the introduction that

form the basis of an ideal citizen of the world: *o+ne is the idea that we have obligations to others and secondly, *t+he other is that we take seriously the value not just of human life but of particular human lives (pg xiii). By drawing on the life and travel experiences of a notorious Victorian adventurer Sir Richard Francis Burton Appiah problematizes the conflict of values that arises from individuals of different cultures and ideologies: How does one react towards the belief system of a culture to which one does not belong to? How do you consider a fellow human being who does not understand your social or cultural practices? What and where is the meeting point between different cultures? He attempts to answer these questions by using the imagery of the shattered mirror: every shard of glass reflects one way of viewing the world (and by extension, the different cultures of the world) and there exists not one, but multiple shards of mirrors that reflect multiple realities. Appiahs view of live-and-let-live attitude can be seen through his own words: A cosmopolitan openness to the world is perfectly consistent with picking and choosing among the options you find in your search. (pg 5) This also goes in line with the Derridean notion of hospitality every individual owes to strangers and foreigners, irrespective of belief systems or feelings of nationalism, etc.

Bib: J, Derrida (2001). On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness, trans by Mark Dooley and Micheal Hughes, Routledge, NY