Relativism and religion : why democratic societies do not need moral absolutes /

Moral relativism is deeply troubling for those who believe that, without a set of moral absolutes, democratic societies will devolve into tyranny or totalitarianism. Engaging directly with this claim, Carlo Accetti traces the roots of contemporary anti-relativist fears to the antimodern rhetoric of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Accetti, Carlo Invernizzi, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2015.
Colección:Religion, culture, and public life.
Temas:
Political theology.
Democracy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Relativity.
Théologie politique.
Relativité.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Relativismus
Politisches Denken
Demokratie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The discourse of anti-relativism in the political thought of the Catholic Church
  • Elements for a public critique of the Catholic discourse of anti-relativism
  • Rationalism: between relativism and religion
  • Defense of a relativist conception of democracy.

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