Ideals and Values: Pivots to Meaningful Intercultural Dialogue

Humankind’s natural disposition for social engagement makes the acquisition of in-terrelationships imperative. Life without ideals and values would utterly be brash and garbled like the cacophony of a “broken record.” This paper highlights the centrality of ideals and values within the spectrum of interactions between peoples, and demonstrates that intercultural dialogue is neither possible nor purposeful without some ideals and values acknowledged by all.