Western Universalism in the Contemporary World

Abstract

The process of globalisation brings not only the creation of a single economic market in the world, but also the proliferation of different cultural influences. The contact with those who are somehow different from us increases, too. For this reason, it is necessary to find the appropriate way to this approach to otherness. The paper focuses on the exploration of the place of Western universalism in the contemporary world.

Keywords

• western universalism
• globalization
• democracy
• intervention
• ethnocentrism
• civilizing mission
• human rights
• intercultural dialogue.