Pluralism against the demand for consensus
The author explores the utopian tendency to put a high value on consensus whil rejectng the facile relativism that pervades contemporary social and academic life. He advocates instead the more realistic and pragmatic approach of pluralism: society should accept and accommodate its internal differenc...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
2000, 2000
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Series: | Clarendon library of logic and philosophy / Clarendon library of logic and philosophy
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The author explores the utopian tendency to put a high value on consensus whil rejectng the facile relativism that pervades contemporary social and academic life. He advocates instead the more realistic and pragmatic approach of pluralism: society should accept and accommodate its internal differences, rather than seek to constrain agreement in matters of opinion, valuation, and choice |
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Physical Description: | viii, 208 p. |
ISBN: | 9780191679162 019167916X |