Not all cultures are compatible with liberalism in the classical sense, and the failure to recognize this fact may imperil liberal society. Given that cultural diversity is unavoidable, how should a liberal society respond to the illiberal cultural practices of some if its members?
Cultural Diversity and Liberal Society
A Case for Reprivatizing Culture
By Suri Ratnapala
This
article
appeared in
the Fall 2005 issue of The Independent Review.
Other Independent Review articles by Suri Ratnapala | |
Fall 2007 | Reviving the Invisible Hand:The Case for Classical Liberalism in the Twenty-first Century |
Fall 2003 | Moral Capital and Commercial Society |
Summer 2003 | Securing Constitutional Government:The Perpetual Challenge |