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Wagner, Constance; Lessing, Doris May

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“…No matter what he professes, nobody experiences himself as a mere play of external forces (see Morson 2012). v Robinson's view here should serve as a rallying cry in the midst of the increasing antagonism that is so pervasive in our societal debates which another novelist, Doris Lessing (2014), describe as being plagued by the "atrophy of the imagination that prevents us from seeing ourselves in every creature that breathes under the sun". vi From Langdon Gilkey's (1966: 93) conclusion at the end of his reflections on life in an internment camp in China during World War II.…”

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The embrace of plurality : openness to the other as a foundational public norm

Wolmarans¹

2020

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Plurality and difference are ubiquitous realities in almost every modern-day society, including South Africa. This heterogeneity, and the often-accompanying fragmentation, significantly complicate social coexistence to the point where it even challenges the political, in that it pushes against the unity and cohesion required for the flourishing of political societies. It weakens and undermines the development of broad social trust and the establishment of a strong civic culture in its communities. Merely suppressing diversity and requiring all to be assimilated to a single culture is not viable however, for it inevitably leads to a society characterised by exclusion, marginalisation and oppression. Only by recognising an open, accommodating ethos towards the other as a foundational public norm can we hope to establish a political order in which we can live well and flourish in the midst of diversity.

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The embrace of plurality : openness to the other as a foundational public norm

Wolmarans¹

2020

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African Stories

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