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'''Pluralism''' refers to [[tolerance]] for different types of ideas, persons, or groups. For example, religious pluralism, as guaranteed by the [[US Constitution]], is a policy allowing different [[religious]] groups to coexist inthe [[United States]]. | '''Pluralism''' refers to [[tolerance]] for different types of ideas, persons, or groups. For example, religious pluralism, as guaranteed by the [[US Constitution]], is a policy allowing different [[religious]] groups to coexist inthe [[United States]]. | ||
| − | *"The successful writer actually wants everyone to have his say, even if he disagrees with your take on matters. That’s the American way ..." [http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/dgagliasso/2010/11/10/andrew-klavan-interview-were-at-war-but-hollywood-is-still-stuck-in-vietnam/] | + | *"The successful writer actually wants everyone to have his say, even if he disagrees with your take on matters. That’s the American way ..." <ref>[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/dgagliasso/2010/11/10/andrew-klavan-interview-were-at-war-but-hollywood-is-still-stuck-in-vietnam/ Andre Klavan interview: We're at war but Hollywood is still stuck in Vietnam]</ref> |
Pluralism is the opposite of [[xenophobia]] (hatred of strangers), [[majoritarianism]] and [[nativism]] (giving preference to the native born and attacking immigrants who bring different values of ways of life). | Pluralism is the opposite of [[xenophobia]] (hatred of strangers), [[majoritarianism]] and [[nativism]] (giving preference to the native born and attacking immigrants who bring different values of ways of life). | ||
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| + | Pluralism is the belief that [[reality]] consists of many different substances (including abstract objects and [[Plato|universal]]s) in addition to the fundamentally [[mind]]less arrangements or interactions of matter-energy in [[Spacetime|space-time]].<ref>''The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary: including Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Ditionary'', 1966, The Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville, New York. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-21606 | pluralism (p. 1040a)</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:25, September 21, 2015
Pluralism refers to tolerance for different types of ideas, persons, or groups. For example, religious pluralism, as guaranteed by the US Constitution, is a policy allowing different religious groups to coexist inthe United States.
- "The successful writer actually wants everyone to have his say, even if he disagrees with your take on matters. That’s the American way ..." [1]
Pluralism is the opposite of xenophobia (hatred of strangers), majoritarianism and nativism (giving preference to the native born and attacking immigrants who bring different values of ways of life).
In philosophy
Pluralism is the belief that reality consists of many different substances (including abstract objects and universals) in addition to the fundamentally mindless arrangements or interactions of matter-energy in space-time.[2]
References
- ↑ Andre Klavan interview: We're at war but Hollywood is still stuck in Vietnam
- ↑ The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary: including Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Ditionary, 1966, The Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville, New York. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-21606 | pluralism (p. 1040a)