Cosmopolitanism

In the article “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism” by Martha Nussbaum, the author begins by stating that a commitment to basic human rights should be part of the national education system. But then he analyzes whether Americas should be taught that they are better than other US citizens or that they are better than other people in the world. I was a little confused by this paragraph. However, the reader can conclude that Nussbaum believes that America is does not care enough to learn about the rest of the world. She includes a historical digression before listing four arguments for the second conception of education, or “cosmopolitanism education”. The first thing he lists is that through cosmopolitanism, we learn more about ourselves. Number two says that this type of education will lead to more international cooperation, which is always a positive thing. The one talks about how cosmopolitanism will encourage nations to recognize moral obligations. Finally, the author says that we should make a consistent argument with details that we can defend and support. The article “Education and Cosmopolitanism” by Cynthia C. Scott, the author mentions the benefits that a cosmopolitan education would provide, like a knowledge of how people in other countries live, but she also lists the disadvantages. She mentions how schools would have to change their text books and how history teachers would have to spend more time when teaching about other countries. I can see both points made by the authors. I do not know whether it would be more beneficial to have a cosmopolitan education or not.