I Think Education Has A Bigger Impact

Human Life Depends Not Only On Income But Also On Social Opportunities, [for Example] What The State Does For Educating.

But Once We Recognize That Many Ideas That Are Taken To Be Quintessentially Western Have Also Flourished In Other Civilizations, We Also See That These Ideas Are Not As Culture-specific As Is Sometimes Claimed. We Need Not Begin With Pessimism, At Least On This Ground, About The Prospects Of Reasoned Humanism In The World.

I'’m Generally In Favor Of Economic Globalization. Having Said That, It Doesn’t Always Work And Does Not Immediately Work In The Interest Of All. There Are Sufferers.

Poverty Is A Big Barrier If You Are At The Bottom Layer Of Society, Don't Know Where The Next Meal Is Coming From. It Is Not A Big Barrier Of Taking The Rich With The Poor In A Big Society To Provide Schooling For All.

I Remain Instinctively Hostile To Communitarian Philosophy And Communitarian Politics.