The many and the one : religious and secular perspectives on ethical pluralism in the modern world / edited by Richard Madsen, Tracy B. Strong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madsen, Richard, 1941-

Strong, Tracy B.

Series:

Ethikon series in comparative ethics.

The Ethikon series in comparative ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics, Comparative.

Ethical relativism.

Religious ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The war on terrorism, say America's leaders, is a war of Good versus Evil. But in the minds of the perpetrators, the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington were presumably justified as ethically good acts against American evil. Is such polarization leading to a violent "clash of civilizations" or can differences between ethical systems be reconciled through rational dialogue? This book provides an extraordinary resource for thinking clearly about the diverse ways in which humans see good and evil. In nine essays and responses, leading thinkers ask how ethical pluralism can be understood by classical liberalism, liberal-egalitarianism, critical theory, feminism, natural law, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Each essay addresses five questions: Is the ideal society ethically uniform or diverse? Should the state protect, ban, or otherwise intervene in ethically based differences? How should disagreements on the rights and duties of citizens be dealt with? Should the state regulate life-and-death decisions such as euthanasia? To what extent should conflicting views on sexual relationships be accommodated? This book shows that contentious questions can be discussed with both incisiveness and civility. The editors provide the introduction and Donald Moon, the conclusion. The contributors are Brian Barry, Joseph Boyle, Simone Chambers, Joseph Chan, Christine Di Stefano, Dale F. Eickelman, Menachem Fisch, William Galston, John Haldane, Chandran Kukathas, David Little, Muhammad Khalid Masud, Carole Pateman, William F. Scheuerman, Adam B. Seligman, James W. Skillen, James Tully, and Lee H. Yearley.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Three Forms of Ethical Pluralism / Madsen, Richard / Strong, Tracy B.

PART I

Liberal Egalitarian Attitudes toward Ethical Pluralism / Galston, William A.

Liberal Egalitarian Platitudes? / Barry, Brian

PART II

Ethical Pluralism from a Classical Liberal Perspective / Kukathas, Chandran

Ethical Pluralism and Classical Liberalism / Tully, James

PART III

Natural Law and Ethical Pluralism / Haldane, John H.

Natural Law Reflections on the Social Management of Ethical Pluralism / Boyle, Joseph

PART IV

Confucian Attitudes toward Ethical Pluralism / Chan, Joseph

Two Strands of Confucianism / Yearley, Lee H.

PART V

Islam and Ethical Pluralism / Eickelman, Dale F.

The Scope of Pluralism in Islamic Moral Traditions / Khalid Masud, Muhammad

PART VI

Ethical Diversity, Tolerance, and the Problem of Sovereignty: A Jewish Perspective / Fisch, Menachem

Jewish Responses to Modernity / Seligman, Adam B.

PART VII

Conscientious Individualism A Christian Perspective on Ethical Pluralism / Little, David

Pluralism as a Matter of Principle / Skillen, James W.

PART VIII

Feminist Attitudes toward Ethical Pluralism / Di Stefano, Christine

Feminism and the Varieties of Ethical Pluralism / Pateman, Carole

PART IX

Critical Theory and the Challenge of Ethical Pluralism / Scheuerman, William E.

Substantive and Procedural Dimensions of Critical Theory / Chambers, Simone

PART X

Pluralisms Compared / Moon, J. Donald

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612158452

9781282158450

1282158457

9781400825592

1400825598

OCLC:

436076522