Liberalism and value pluralism / George Crowder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crowder, George, author.

Series:

Political theory and contemporary politics.

Political theory and contemporary politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--Philosophy.

Liberalism.

Liberalism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social values.

Pluralism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.

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

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

IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781441188076

144118807X

OCLC:

893331286