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Relativism and the foundations of liberalism /
Moral relativism is often regarded as both fatally flawed and incompatible with liberalism. This book aims to show why such criticism is misconceived. First, it argues that relativism provides a plausible account of moral justification. Drawing on the contemporary relativist and universalist analyse...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Exeter, UK ; Charlottesville, VA :
Imprint Academic,
2004.
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| Colección: | St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs ;
v. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Moral relativism is often regarded as both fatally flawed and incompatible with liberalism. This book aims to show why such criticism is misconceived. First, it argues that relativism provides a plausible account of moral justification. Drawing on the contemporary relativist and universalist analyses of thinkers such as Harman, Nagel and Habermas, it develops an alternative account of 'coherence relativism'. Turning to liberalism, the book argues that moral relativism is not only consistent ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 276 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845402686 1845402685 9781845402693 1845402693 1283445255 9781283445252 9786613445254 6613445258 |