Cosmopolitanism

Chapter 5 of Cosmopolitanism deals with the subjects of agreement and disagreement. One example deals with the First Amendment, and how it is possible to agree on what to do without agreeing on why it's right. He goes on to talk about how some might not agree with the Muslim faith and the building of a mosque, but agree that it is allowed. Another example involves the Israeli Palestinian conflict. He talks about how the problem is not that these sides disagree, rather that they both agree strongly in their belief that Jerusalem is a holy city. Therefore, agreement can still lead to conflict. He finishes the chapter stating a major point of the book, that conversation is not to persuade but to get used to a certain idea and to understand it better.