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Argues that justice needs to be supplemented by a plural collective culture and a sense of loyalty and commitment to the political community; examples of the US and Quebec-Canada cases.

Discusses equality in a multicultural society, analyzing concrete cases & drawing out their theoretical implications. Much discussion of equality deals with that between individuals & is predicated on the assumption of a culturally homogeneous society. It is therefore of limited help in dealing with intercultural inequality. Equality requires equal treatment of those who are equal in relevant respects. What respects are relevant, what responses they deserve, & what constitutes equal treatment cannot be determined in transcultural or culturally neutral terms. This is equally true of other ideas such as equal opportunity, equality before the law, & equal liberty. They all require cultural translation & a sensitive search for cultural equivalence. 3 References. Adapted from the source document.

After defining liberal democracy (LD) as liberalized democracy -- ie, structured within the limits set by liberalism -- the constitutive features of liberalism are outlined, showing how they determined the form & content of democracy & gave rise to LD as is known it today. It is then argued that LD is specific to a particular cultural context & cannot claim universal validity. This, however, does not lead to cultural relativism, since it is possible to formulate universal principles that every good government should respect. A way of reconciling universalism & cultural diversity is outlined.

The Rushdie affair has raised 5 important issues. These concern: the status of the immigrant; equality before the law; communal libel or defamation; the grounds and limits of free speech; and the nature and role of political philosophy. (SJK)

THIS ESSAY OUTLINES GANDHI'S CRITIQUE OF MODERN CIVILIZATION AND HIS VIEWS ON WHY THE SPIRIT OF VIOLENCE PERMEATES MODERN CIVILIZATION. IT ALSO GIVES A SYNOPSIS OF GANDHI'S THOUGHTS ON THE DIRECTION MODERN MAN SHOULD FOLLOW.