Pluralism : against the demand for consensus /
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| Author / Creator: | Rescher, Nicholas |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description: | viii, 208 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Clarendon library of logic and philosophy |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1475923 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. Consensus, Rationality, and Epistemic Morality
- 2. Is Consensus Required in the Pursuit of Truth?
- 3. The Problems of a Consensus Theory of Truth
- 4. The Experiential Basis of Cognitive Diversity and the Unavoidability of Pluralism
- 5. Does Pluralism Lead to Scepticism or Syncretism?
- 6. Pluralism Without Indifferentism
- 7. Problems of Evaluative Consensus
- 8. Does Communication Require Consensus?
- 9. Is Consensus Required for a Benign Social Order?
- 10. Problems of Consensus as a Political Ideal
- Bibliography
- Index of Names