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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. 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.

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Traces the roots of contemporary anti-relativist fears to the antimodern rhetoric of the Catholic Church and rescues a form of philosophical relativism for modern, pluralist societies.

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Columbia University Press
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0231170785
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9780231170789
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Author
Carlo Accetti
Publication Name
Relativism and Religion : Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Moral Absolutes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Series
Religion, Culture, and Public Life Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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25
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Bt83.59.A224 2015
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Relativism and Religion offers a lucid and creative reinterpretation of Hans Kelsen's still neglected democratic theory., Since the emergence of democracy in the Western world, the Catholic Church has warned that democracies' association with cultural relativism would lead to a new totalitarianism. In this compelling book, Accetti reveals the origins of this demand for absolute moral and political truths. He defends a challenging point of view: individual moral relativism not only complements but reinforces democracy. Clear and convincing!, A courageous and truly original contribution to the study of democracy as a society that is structurally based on opinions that citizens form in their free and open exchange of their political and moral judgments and decisions. This makes democracy not easily welcomed by supporters of absolute visions of truth, religious or otherwise. Accetti shows very convincingly how the call for the reassertion of a reference to a notion of absolute truth in contemporary politics constitutes one of the most resilient expressions of the resistance against the democratic principle of self-government from within democratic societies., An important and timely book that provides an outstandingly well-researched reconstruction of the history of the religious discourse of anti-relativism, and then advances a bold and original response, defending relativism as the most adequate philosophical foundation for democracy. The scholarship is impeccable and the argument is both challenging and persuasive: it will become a reference point., Since the emergence of democracy in the Western World, the Catholic Church has warned that democracies' association with cultural relativism leads to a new totalitarianism. In this compelling book, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti reveals the origins of this demand for absolute moral and political truths. Against Habermas and Rawls, whose theories accept the submission of democratic deliberation to moral value, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti defends a challenging point of view: individual moral relativism not only complements but reinforces democracy. Clear and convincing!, An original and bold argument that offers a compelling and critical account of how particular religious institutions aim to impose their views on politics by using the 'authority' of religious beliefs. It sheds light on our present debates concerning religion and politics., Relativism and Religion makes an important contribution to contemporary debates about democracy and religion. In particular, it offers a lucid and creative re-interpretation of Hans Kelsen's still neglected democratic theory., This work will be interesting to those familiar with Catholic teachings of political theology and those with a broader interest., This is an important and timely book, which makes several landmark contributions to the ongoing debate on the relationship between politics and religion. It provides an outstandingly well-researched reconstruction of the history of the religious discourse of anti-relativism, and then advances a bold and original response, defending relativism as the most adequate philosophical foundation for democracy. The scholarship is impeccable and the argument both challenging and persuasive: it will become a reference point., Relativism and Religion is an original and bold argument that offers a compelling and critical account of how particular religious institutions (The Catholic Discourse) aim to impose their views on politics by using the "authority" of religious beliefs. This book will shed light into our present debates concerning religion and politics.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Discourse of Anti-Relativism in the Political Thought of the Catholic Church 2. Elements for a Public Critique of the Catholic Discourse of Anti-Relativism 3. Rationalism: Between Relativism and Religion 4. Defense of a Relativist Conception of Democracy Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2015
Topic
Epistemology, Christian Theology / General, Christianity / Catholic, Political, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Religion, Politics & State
Lccn
2015-009760
Dewey Decimal
322/.1
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Religion, Philosophy, Political Science

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