Pluralism : against the demand for consensus /

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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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Against the demand for consensus
1. Verfasser:
Rescher, Nicholas
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1995.
Ausgabe:
New Edition
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 208 pages).
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-280-80709-1
9786610807093
Schlagworte:
Pluralism.
Cultural pluralism.
Consensus (Social sciences)
Truth.
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