... on Amazon. H.E. Baber argues that multiculturalism is illiberal, insofar as it imposes 'scripted' expectations on individuals based on unchosen traits (e.g. ethnicity), and limits their opportunities for self-creation and re-invention. See my old review of the book [draft] for more detail.
Monday, July 28, 2008
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I am surprised that an ex-Canterbury lad like you makes no mention of David Novitz's work on community.
Community is a double-edged sword. It gives belonging and loyalty from others within it, at the price of exclusion of those who fail to conform to the community's norms.
But of course multi-culturalism is illiberal in Baber's sense. Almost all communities are. It's not about free self-invention - it's about being limited to picking a self that will belong in a community.
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