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Law, justice, democracy, and the clash of cultures : a pluralist account /
"The Cold War ideological battle with universal aspirations has given way to a clash of cultures as the world concurrently moves toward globalization of economies and communications and balkanization through a clash of ethnic and cultural identities. Traditional liberal theory has confronted da...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Cold War ideological battle with universal aspirations has given way to a clash of cultures as the world concurrently moves toward globalization of economies and communications and balkanization through a clash of ethnic and cultural identities. Traditional liberal theory has confronted daunting challenges in coping with these changes and with recent developments such as the spread of postmodern thought, religious fundamentalism, and global terrorism. This book argues that a political and legal philosophy based on pluralism is best suited to confront the problems of the twenty-first century. Pointing out that monist theories such as liberalism have become inadequate and that relativism is dangerous, the book makes the case for pluralism from the standpoint of both theory and its applications. The book engages with thinkers, such as Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Rawls, Berlin, Dworkin, Habermas, and Derrida, and with several subjects that are at the center of current controversies, including equality, group rights, tolerance, secularism confronting religious revival, and political rights in the face of terrorism"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 324 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139144766 1139144766 9781139050982 1139050982 9781139137423 1139137425 1283315084 9781283315081 1139139762 9781139139762 1139138987 9781139138987 9786613315083 6613315087 1139140558 9781139140553 1139141449 9781139141444 |