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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2006.
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| Series: | Currents of encounter ;
v. 27. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=160055 |
| Summary: | "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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 202 pages) : portrait |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 142379088X 9781423790884 9042019298 9789042019294 |