PLURALISM

'Pluralism' is used, often in different ways, across a wide range of topics:

★ Scientific pluralism, the view that some phenomena observed in science require multiple explanations to account for their nature

★ Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgment of diversity

★ Pluralism (political theory), holds that political power in society does not lie with the electorate but is distributed among a wide number of groups

★ Pluralism (philosophy), entirely unrelated positions in metaphysics and epistemology

★ Pluralism (psychology), William James' pluralism “That nothing real is absolutely simple. That each relation is one aspect, character or function. Way of it’s being taken. Or way of its taking something else."

★ Value pluralism, the idea that there are several values which may be equally correct and fundamental, and yet in conflict with each other

★ Cosmic pluralism, the belief in numerous other worlds beyond the Earth which harbour extraterrestrial life

★ Religious pluralism, a loosely defined term concerning peaceful relations between different religions

★ Cultural pluralism, when small groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities

★ Economic pluralism, the diversity of business sizes, types, and industries

★ Legal pluralism, allows for moral laws that are unwritten as formal laws

★ In art, the art of the current period where every style is practiced, characterizing late 20th and early 21st century Contemporary art

★ In the sense of holding multiple ecclesiastical offices, see benefice

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See also

★ Global Centre for Pluralism, an international centre for research, education and exchange, based in Ottawa, Canada