Isaiah Berlin : a value pluralist and humanist view of human nature and the meaning of life /

"This study describes the anthropology of Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), value pluralism's founding father. Berlin wants to protect both moral and cultural diversity against monist tendencies but at the same time struggles to avoid moral relativism. This study follows Berlin critically in...

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Hlavní autor: Aarsbergen-Ligtvoet, Connie, 1961-
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.
Edice:Currents of encounter ; v. 27.
On-line přístup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=160055
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Shrnutí:"This study describes the anthropology of Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), value pluralism's founding father. Berlin wants to protect both moral and cultural diversity against monist tendencies but at the same time struggles to avoid moral relativism. This study follows Berlin critically in this dilemma, thereby giving insight into how value pluralism differs from contemporary postmodernist and conventionalist positions."--Jacket
Fyzický popis:1 online resource (viii, 202 pages) : portrait
Bibliografie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:142379088X
9781423790884
9042019298
9789042019294