In Pluralism and Liberal Democracy one of the country's most
distinguished political theorists turns to the task of how best to
explain, justify, and encourage the concept, practice, and
institutionalization of pluralism. By examining and analyzing the
accounts and explanations of four philosophers -- William James,
Hannah Arendt, Stuart Hampshire, and Michael Oakeshott -- Richard
E. Flathman augments the theories of pluralism most familiar to
students and scholars of politics and political theory.
Flathman delves into a number of writings by and about these
philosophers, weaving their philosophical theories into the
ideology of liberalism. Among the works he studies are James's Some
Problems of Philosophy, Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism,
Hampshire's Freedom of Mind, and Oakeshott's On Human Conduct.
Flathman finds that pluralism's relation to liberalism has been
challenged by the recent emergence of pluralities widely thought to
threaten states and societies -- such as separatist and
secessionist movements. The tension between the desire for unity
and the embrace of diversity has created vigorous disagreement
about the nature of pluralism and its relation to liberalism. The
philosophers studied here embrace these conflicts and challenges,
further invigorating a political concept Flathman regards as a
centerpiece of liberalism.
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