Pluralism
 |
Look up pluralism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Pluralism is used in different ways across a wide range of topics. It denotes a diversity of views and stands rather than a single approach or method of interpretation:
- Benefice#Pluralism, a situation in the sense of holding multiple ecclesiastical offices
- Cosmic pluralism, the belief in numerous other worlds beyond the Earth, which may possess the conditions suitable for life
- Cultural pluralism, when small groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities (see Multiculturalism)
- Legal pluralism, acknowledges the existence of differing legal systems in the world
- Journal of Legal Pluralism, a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on legal pluralism
- Methodological pluralism, the view that some phenomena observed in science and social science require multiple methods to account for their nature
- Pluralism (industrial relations), recognition of a multiplicity of legitimate interests and stakeholders in the employment relationship
- Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgment of a diversity of political systems
- Pluralism (political theory), belief that there should be diverse and competing centres of power in society, so that there is a marketplace for ideas
- Religious pluralism, the acceptance of all religious paths as equally valid, promoting coexistence
- Scientific pluralism, the view that some phenomena observed in science require multiple explanations to account for their nature
- Structural pluralism, a concept used to examine the way in which societies are structured
In philosophy
- Epistemological pluralism, methodologies for determining what we know – a set of untold truths about the world
- Pluralism (philosophy), a doctrine according to which many rather than one (monism) or two (dualism) basic substances make up reality
- Pluralist school, a Greek school of pre-Socratic philosophers
- Value pluralism, the idea that there are several values that may be equally correct, even fundamental, and yet in conflict with each other
See also
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, July 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.