Pluralism

The problem of value pluralism permeates modern politicalphilosophy. Its presence can be felt even when it is not explicitlythe central topic under investigation. Political thinkers such asMax Weber, Isaiah Berlin and Stuart Hampshire derive pessimistic,sometimes tragic, conclusions from their reflections uponpluralism. On the other hand, there is a more optimistic viewrepresented by John Rawls and Jurgen Habermas that sees valuepluralism as a problem that is easier to live with. This bookpresents the first accessible overview for both post- andundergraduate students of the way in which this problem has beenunderstood and responded to by modern political thinkers