ISBN10: 1845400046, ISBN13: 9781845400040, [publisher: Imprint Academic 2004-11-29, Exeter] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

Imprint Academic, Date: 2004. Hardcover. New. 276 pages. 8.25x5.75x1.25 inches. 2004. Imprint Academic ISBN 1845400046 9781845400040 [GB]

Imprint Academic , pp. x + 276 . Hardback. New. Imprint Academic ISBN 1845400046 9781845400040 [US]

ISBN10: 1845400046, ISBN13: 9781845400040, [publisher: Imprint Academic, Exeter] Hardcover Hardcover. Moral relativism is often regarded as both fatally flawed and incompatible with liberalism. This book aims to show why such criticism is misconceived. First, it argues that relativism provides a plausible account of moral justification. Drawing on the contemporary relativist and universalist analyses of thinkers such as Harman, Nagel and Habermas, it develops an alternative account of 'coherence relativism'. Turning to liberalism, the book argues that moral relativism is not only consistent with the claims of contemporary liberalism, but underpins those claims. The political liberalism of Rawls and Barry is founded on an unacknowledged commitment to a relativist account of justification. In combining these two elements, the book offers a new understanding of relativism, and demonstrates its relevance for contemporary liberal thought. Moral relativism is often regarded as both fatally flawed and incompatible with liberalism. This book aims to show why such criticism is misconceived. It argues that relativism provides a plausible account of moral justification. It provides an alternative account of 'coherence relativism'. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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