Relativism and Religion: Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Moral Absolutes

(Part of the Religion, Culture, and Public Life Series)

by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231170785

ISBN13:9780231170789

Release Date:November 2015

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Philosophy Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Relativism and Religion: Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Moral Absolutes

(Part of the Religion, Culture, and Public Life Series)

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