Pluralism and Religion Again: Reply to Henry Hardy
Pluralism and Religion Again: Reply to Henry Hardy
Author(s): Beata Polanowska-SygulskaSubject(s): Philosophy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej – Sekcja Polska IVR
Keywords: value pluralism; universalist religions; religious pluralism; conflicts within values
Summary/Abstract: The article constitutes a continuation of the discussion between Henry Hardy and myself, which was initiated in AFPiFS in 2019 as a result of my publishing a review of Hardy’s book: In Search of Isaiah Berlin: A Literary Adventure (2018). In the present commentary I address again the nub of our disagreement, that is the relationship between Berlin’s pluralism and universalist religions, like Christianity and Islam. According to Hardy pluralism undermines universalist religions. I distance myself from his standpoint and argue that it is possible to reconcile adherence to pluralist perspective in ethics with religious belief. Besides, I return to the objection raised in my review of Hardy’s book and take up the thread of conflicts within values. I sustain my charge that Hardy does not take seriously enough the implications of conflicts within single values.
Journal: Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej
- Issue Year: 24/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 127-129
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English