F 9/3 Gregory Jay, “What is Multiculturalism?”; Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online, “Multiculturalism”

Topic: Multiculturalism

1. What problems with universal definitions of the human being led to the emergence of multiculturalism?

2. According to Jay, multiculturalists make stronger and weaker claims about how separate or distinct different groups are. What are these claims?

3. Multiculturalism faces difficulties of its own concerning the need for common values in a society. What are these difficulties?