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Universalism vs. Relativism: Making Moral Judgments in a Changing, Pluralistic, and Threatening World (Paperback)

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By Don S. Browning (Editor), Richard J. Bernstein (Contribution by), Jean Bethke Elshtain (Contribution by)
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Has moral relativism run its course? The threat of 9/11, terrorism, reproductive technology, and globalization has forced us to ask anew whether there are universal moral truths upon which to base ethical and political judgments. In this timely edited collection, distinguished scholars present and test the best answers to this question. These insightful responses temper the strong antithesis between universalism and relativism and retain sensitivity to how language and history shape the context of our moral decisions. This important and relevant work of contemporary political and social thought is ideal for use in the classroom across many disciplines, including political science, philosophy, ethics, law, and theology.

About the Author


Don Browning is Alexander Campbell Professor Emeritus of Religious Ethics and the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780742550902
ISBN-10: 0742550907
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: August 15th, 2006
Pages: 210
Language: English