Liberal Arts and Distance Education : Can Socratic Virtue ( αρετε ) and

"The diversity of cultures in this world is really important. It's the richness that we have which, in fact, will save us from being caught up in one big idea." 1 " Globalization must not be a new version of colonialism. It must respect the diversity of cultures which, within the universal harmony of peoples, are life's interpretative keys." Pope John Paul II 2 " If people use this system [of software that eliminates the need to enter Chinese characters], they will forget how to write even faster. What we are chasing is speed. When culture and speed come into conflict, speed wins. " " The Internet is profoundly disrespectful of tradition, established order and hierarchy, and that is very American. "-Fareed Zakaria, managing editor of Foreign Affairs, quoted in Dreyfus, 12.