Pluralism and Liberal Politics

ISBN-13: 9780415884211 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 196 str.

Robert Talisse

Opis

In this book, Robert Talisse critically examines the moral and political implications of pluralism, the view that our best moral thinking is indeterminate and that moral conflict is an inescapable feature of the human condition.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Pluralism and Political Theory  2. Two Metaphysical Pluralists: Berlin and James  3. Classical Pragmatism and Pluralism  4. From Pluralism to Politics: Four Neo-Berlinian Proposals  5. Value Pluralism as an Account of Value  6. Towards a New Pragmatist Political Theory 7. Can (Political) Liberals Take Their Own Side in an Argument?  8. Religion and Politics

O autorze

Robert B. Talisse is Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Political Science, and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His research is focused on contemporary issues in liberalism and democratic theory. He is the author of Democracy After Liberalism (Routledge), A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy (Routledge) and Democracy and Moral Conflict (Cambridge). He is the editor of the journal Public Affairs Quarterly, and co-host of the popular podcast, New Books in Philosophy.