cosmopolitanism, n.All

Cosmopolitanism is a catchword already circulating in plato's lifetime. It openly proclaimed that thinkers were no longer affiliated to a particular local community, but saw themselves as citizens of the universe.

Cosmopolitanism is an ethos of macro-independencies with an acute consciousness (often forced upon people) of places, characters, historical trajectories, and fates.

Cosmopolitanism is being neither athenian nor greek, but a citizen of the world.

Cosmopolitanism is at its broadest and purest, a moral commitment to universal values.

Cosmopolitanism is a celebration of the diversity of global identities, acceptance and, indeed, enthusiasm for multiple overlapping identities and at the same time, a commitment to the equality of all human beings and to respect for human dignity.

Cosmopolitanism is a perspective, a state of mind, and a mode of managing meaning.

Cosmopolitanism is a willingness to engage with the other, openness to divergent cultural experiences and an ability to make one's way into other cultures.

Cosmopolitanism is defined by paramount principle of active agency, or people's right to self-determination.