Comments on: Beauty of European languages http://faustianeurope.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/beauty-of-european-languages/ Europe, politics, philosophy & geopolitics Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: adam Pollard http://faustianeurope.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/beauty-of-european-languages/#comment-33 adam Pollard Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:54:18 +0000 http://faustianeurope.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/beauty-of-european-languages/#comment-33 An interesting essay on language, both well balanced and well thought out. I do however come to slightly different conclusions, whilst i believe all cultures and identity's are equally valid, and do not wish to push forward an ethnocentric view of western particularly English speaking western culture upon the world. I feel identity is a dangerous concept and feeds nationalism, which i would suggest is one of the greatest challenges to the future development of the institutions like the European Union. Maybe a point to consider in future would be the hypothetical need for a homogeneous "culture", i am not suggesting this is a good idea, but it is a point for exploration on the grounds that if we all had some form of common ground globally, such as a language then potentially the misunderstandings and mistrust that cause so much suffering could be partly curtailed. at the back of my mind i have a vague recollection of such an idea being party of the league of nations??? This would not have to undermine mother tongues so to speak but in a globalising world maybe the globalisation of language is becoming more and more important. i would be interested to read your thoughts on such an issue and hope u have the time to explore such an interesting issue further. An interesting essay on language, both well balanced and well thought out. I do however come to slightly different conclusions, whilst i believe all cultures and identity’s are equally valid, and do not wish to push forward an ethnocentric view of western particularly English speaking western culture upon the world. I feel identity is a dangerous concept and feeds nationalism, which i would suggest is one of the greatest challenges to the future development of the institutions like the European Union.
Maybe a point to consider in future would be the hypothetical need for a homogeneous “culture”, i am not suggesting this is a good idea, but it is a point for exploration on the grounds that if we all had some form of common ground globally, such as a language then potentially the misunderstandings and mistrust that cause so much suffering could be partly curtailed. at the back of my mind i have a vague recollection of such an idea being party of the league of nations??? This would not have to undermine mother tongues so to speak but in a globalising world maybe the globalisation of language is becoming more and more important.

i would be interested to read your thoughts on such an issue and hope u have the time to explore such an interesting issue further.

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