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Education for Justice (E4J) Integrity and Ethics Module 5: Ethics, Diversity and Pluralism. The existence of difference among social groups Can lead to negative outcomes – intolerance and prejudice Can lead to positive outcomes such as inclusion. Diversity.
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Education for Justice (E4J) Integrity and Ethics Module 5: Ethics, Diversity and Pluralism
The existence of difference among social groups Can lead to negative outcomes – intolerance and prejudice Can lead to positive outcomes such as inclusion Diversity
The capacity to endure opinions or beliefs with which one disagrees A political principle (or virtue) in which we are obligated to respect differences A liberal idea Tolerance
English political philosopher Medical doctor/natural philosopher Fled England twice (1677, 1683) for political reasons Part of British colonial administration in the New World ToleranceJohn Locke (1632 - 1704)
Second Treatise on Government (1680s) Constructs a liberal political theory through the social contract idea Letter(s) on Toleration (1670s) Tolerate others different than embracing others Context of religious and political conflict Toleration did not apply for Catholics and atheists! ToleranceJohn Locke (1632-1704)
Pluralism is more than toleration Pluralism is the acceptance and celebration of differences Pluralism is a moral and political position Pluralism as a political concept Pragmatist philosophy – John Dewey American political science – interest groups and democracy European Legal theory – constitutional and legal Pluralism
Persian King Encouraged different religious groups to flourish Rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem Cyrus Cylinder: Edict after destroying Babylonian Empire to allow different groups to flourish Cyrus the Great (600-530 BCE)
The idea that overlapping forms of difference may define a person Combining gender, race, sexual orientation, religious belief, and other characteristics into a single person Introduced by Kimberle Crenshaw, a legal scholar, to explain how discrimination cannot be reduced to one identity, but often results from many Intersectionality
US Civil rights activist Communist party member Gay man Fought to end discrimination across all these areas Challenged by civil rights activists because he brought these identities together Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)
