This work is an analytical exploration and evaluation of the concept of diversity. It springs from a concern that within the teacher education discourse there is an apparent deficiency regarding analytical effort toward challenging ordinary terms, their strong convictions, and categorical statements stemming from them. This exploration set out to accomplish three things: 1) to develop a common sense understanding of diversity; 2) to provide a thematic review of selected literature within the teacher education discourse; and, 3) to develop an original hybridized form of philosophical...