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Democracy, Religious Pluralism and the Liberal Dilemma of Accommodation
Monica . Ed(S): Mookherjee
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Paperback. Drawing from various cultural and national contexts, this timely volume examines the politics of toleration and recognition in an age of religious pluralism. The text comprises of original essays by leading, internationally-renowned scholars in the fields of political philosophy and legal theory. Editor(s): Mookherjee, Monica. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
How should liberal democratic governments respond to citizens as religious believers whose values, norms and practices might lie outside the cultural mainstream? Some of the most challenging political questions arising today focus on the adequacy of a policy of ‘live and let live’ liberal toleration in contexts where disputes about the metaphysical truth of conflicting world-views abound. Does liberal toleration fail to give all citizens their due? Do citizens of faith deserve a more robust form of accommodation from the state in the form of ‘recognition’. This issue is far from settled. Controversies over the terms of religious accommodation continue ... Read more
How should liberal democratic governments respond to citizens as religious believers whose values, norms and practices might lie outside the cultural mainstream? Some of the most challenging political questions arising today focus on the adequacy of a policy of ‘live and let live’ liberal toleration in contexts where disputes about the metaphysical truth of conflicting world-views abound. Does liberal toleration fail to give all citizens their due? Do citizens of faith deserve a more robust form of accommodation from the state in the form of ‘recognition’. This issue is far from settled. Controversies over the terms of religious accommodation continue ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Global Justice
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400738959
SKU
V9789400738959
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