Dealing with diversity : a study in contemporary liberalism / Domenico Melidoro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melidoro, Domenico, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Cultural pluralism.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages).

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

The diversity of cultures, religions, and moral values and the ways in which liberalism deals with this plurality is the topic at the centre of this book. The author illustrates the recent international debate on liberalism and diversity. In doing that, he discusses some controversial issues such as multiculturalism and minority rights, immigration, religious pluralism, children education, and the place of religion in society as well. After an analysis of some recent liberal theories, the book works out a solution to the problem of ensuring a peaceful and stable coexistence of different groups within the same institutional setting. It is a solution that is liberal in its general orientation, since it has a liberal allegiance to equality and individual rights. However, the proposed solution tries to recognize the due space to community loyalties, religious belongings, and cultural traditions.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 28, 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-099126-7

0-19-099127-5