Relativism and Religion : : Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Moral Absolutes / / Carlo Accetti.
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 r...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religion, Culture, and Public Life ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- 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