Description: Relativism and Religion : Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Moral Absolutes, Hardcover by Accetti, Carlo Invernizzi, ISBN 0231170785, ISBN-13 9780231170789, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Moral relativism is deeply troubling for those who believe that, without a set of moral absolutes, democratic societies will devolve into tyranny or totalitarianism. Engaging directly with this claim, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the roots of contemporary anti-relativist fears to the antimodern rhetoric of the Catholic Church and then rescues a form of philosophical relativism for modern, pluralist societies, arguing that this viewpoint provides the firmest foundation for an allegiance to democracy.
In his analyses of the relationship between religious arguments and political authority and the implications of philosophical relativism for democratic theory, Accetti makes a far-ranging contribution to contemporary debates over the revival of religion in politics and the conceptual grounds for a commitment to democracy. He presents the first comprehensive genealogy of anti-relativist discourse and reclaims for English-speaking readers the overlooked work of Hans Kelsen on the connection between relativism and democracy. By engaging with contemporary attempts to replace the religious foundation of democratic values with a neo-Kantian conception of reason, Accetti also makes a powerful case for relativism as the best basis for a civic ethos that integrates different perspectives into democratic politics.
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Book Title: Relativism and Religion : Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Mo
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Relativism and Religion : Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Moral Absolutes
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Epistemology, Christian Theology / General, Christianity / Catholic, Political, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Religion, Politics & State
Item Height: 0.1 in
Item Weight: 25 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Religion, Political Science, Philosophy
Author: Carlo Accetti
Item Width: 0.6 in
Series: Religion, Culture, and Public Life Ser.
Format: Hardcover
