(2) It simply means that, cosmopolitanism strengthens the view of education, as this is an

essential element in transforming any culture or simply an individual. Furthermore, the

educators also should encourage the students to go through the concept of cosmopolitan
through global individuality as well as interconnectivity.

(2) In political theory, the belief that all people are entitled to equal respect and consideration,
no matter what their citizenship status or other affiliations happen to be.

(3) In other words, cosmopolitanism means valuing other cultures for their difference. A
cosmopolitan perception is always ready to adapt other cultures and share its own culture

(3) Why do we say so? Because, the main objective of intercultural education in cosmopolitan
culture is the attempt to bring change in the attitudes of the people towards a multicultural
society and also to preach them equality, and the development of self-worth.

(5) It has had positive connotations when, for instance, it has been thought to mean that a
person is worldly and well-traveled rather than narrow-minded or provincial. It has had negative
connotations when it has been used to stigmatize some groups, including Jews, as
an alleged threat to the community.

(6) Cosmopolitanism highlights the responsibilities one has to people one does not know.
Accordingly, from a cosmopolitian perspective, the borders of states merely restrict the scope
of justice and are irrelevant obstacles to appreciating and acting on one’s responsibilities to
everyone in the global community.

(7) Cosmopolitanism encompasses four distinct but overlapping perspectives:

 an identification with the world or with humanity in general that transcends local
commitments;
 a position of openness and or tolerance toward the ideas and values of distinct others;
 an expectation of historical movement toward global peace; and
 a normative stance advocating cosmopolitan aims and actions.

(8) The challenge to today’s educators is to find a way to prepare well-informed citizens who
can listen to and analyze the arguments advanced for patriotism, American military leadership,
multicultural education, and cosmopolitanism without attacking one another. To do this with
generosity and without indoctrinating is a task worthy of Socrates.