Relativism and Religion: Why Democratic Societies Do Not Need Moral Absolutes

by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti

Moral relativism is deeply troubling for those who believe that, without a set of moral absolutes, democratic societies will devolve into tyranny or totalitarianism. Engaging directly with this claim, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the roots of contemporary anti-relativist fears to the antimodern rhetoric of the Catholic Church and then rescues a form of philosophical relativism for modern, pluralist societies, arguing that this viewpoint provides...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231170785
• ISBN13: 9780231170789
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher