The Problem of Value Pluralism

Isaiah Berlin and Beyond
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-08522-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 362 g

Reihe: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

Value pluralism is the idea, most prominently endorsed by Isaiah Berlin, that fundamental human values are universal, plural, conflicting, and incommensurable with one another. Incommensurability is the key component of pluralism, undermining familiar monist philosophies such as utilitarianism. But if values are incommensurable, how do we decide between them when they conflict?

George Crowder assesses a range of responses to this problem proposed by Berlin and developed by his successors. Three broad approaches are especially important: universalism, contextualism, and conceptualism. Crowder argues that the conceptual approach is the most fruitful, yielding norms of value diversity, personal autonomy, and inclusive democracy. Historical context must also be taken into account. Together these approaches indicate a liberal politics of redistribution, multiculturalism, and constitutionalism, and a public policy in which basic values are carefully balanced.

The Problem of Value Pluralism: Isaiah Berlin and Beyond is a uniquely comprehensive survey of the political theory of value pluralism and also an original contribution by a leading voice in the pluralist literature. Scholars and researchers interested in the work of Berlin, liberalism, value pluralism, and related ideas will find this a stimulating and valuable source.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crowder, George

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Konservativismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Liberalismus, Libertarismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Berlin and the Problem of Value Pluralism 2. The Great Goods 3. Agonism and Context 4. Realism and History 5. Diversity and Liberalism 6. Toleration and Autonomy 7. Democracy and Compromise 8. Constitutionalism and Public Policy 9. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

George Crowder is Professor in the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Australia. His books include Liberalism and Value Pluralism (2002), Isaiah Berlin: Liberty and Pluralism (2004), The One and the Many: Reading Isaiah Berlin (co-edited with Henry Hardy, 2007), and Theories of Multiculturalism (2013).