Relativism in Contemporary Liberal Political Philosophy

In Steven D. Hales (ed.), A Companion to Relativism. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 307–325 (2011)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Abstract Introduction Liberalism and Relativism Liberalism, Reasonable Disagreement, and Relativism Liberal Approaches to Universal Justification and Application Conclusion References.

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moral relativism ‐ relativism in contemporary liberal political philosophy   relationship between relativism and liberalism   liberalism which offers a liberal state as a “neutral” response to diversity – and metaethical relativism   relationship between liberalism and relativism is a complex subject   investigation into the relationship between relativism and liberalism might bear fruit   Toleration – the principle that we should refrain from persecuting others despite having both motive   simplest perceptions of relativism here in respect of both these ideas, that diversity yields relativism and relativism yields toleration   Contemporary liberal political philosophy is diverse in several dimensions   Political liberalism, as a response to the plurality of schemes of value found in the contemporary world   Liberalism, Reasonable Disagreement, and Relativism

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