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Liberalism and value pluralism / George Crowder

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Crowder, George
Additional Titles
Liberalism & value pluralism
Published
London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (289 pages).
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Contents
Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I: Liberalism and Value Pluralism; 2 Liberalism and its Justification; 3 Value Pluralism; Part II: Pluralist Arguments: Liberal and Anti-Liberal; 4 From Pluralism to Anti-Utopianism: Berlin''s Case; 5 Pluralism against Liberalism? Conservatism and Pragmatism; Part III: From Pluralism to Liberalism; 6 From Pluralism to Liberalism I: Diversity; 7 From Pluralism to Liberalism II: Reasonable Disagreement; 8 From Pluralism to Liberalism III: Virtues; 9 Pluralist Liberalism; 10 Conclusion; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H and IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Summary
Value pluralism is the idea, associated with the late Isaiah Berlin, that fundamental human values are irreducibly plural and incommensurable. Ends like liberty, equality and community are intrinsic goods which can neither be ranked in an absolute hierarchy nor translated into units of a common denominator. If that is true, how can we choose among such values when they come into conflict in particular cases? In particular, what reason is there to justify the value ranking characteristic of liberal democracy, favouring personal autonomy and toleration? Recent commentators have seen value plural.
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9781441188076 (electronic bk.)
144118807X (electronic bk.)
9781474213097
147421309X
9780826477422
0826477429
9780826450487
0826450482
0826450482 (hardback)
0826450474 (paperback)
9780826450470
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index.
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