About the book
Are social equity, political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world is distinguished by both its complexity and the absence of a single theory, principle, or tradition with the authority to constrain us. Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms demonstrates that while moral validity is relative rather than absolute, and cultural meanings local rather than universal, social integration and democratic politics are still attainable goals. Benjamin Gregg fashions a theory that combines proceduralism with pragmatism—an \"enlightened localism\"—that adjudicates among competing normative commitments and interpretations using local criteria in the absence of universal standards. The theory is applied to three empirical domains: social criticism, public policy, and law and morality.
Editions of Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms
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- ISBN 9780791457825
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- ISBN 9780791486597
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Are social equity, political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world is distinguished by both its complexity and the absence of a single theory, principle, or tradition with the authority to constrain us. Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms demonstrates that while moral validity is relative rather than absolute, and cultural meanings local rather than universal, social integration and democratic politics are still attainable goals. Benjamin Gregg fashions a theory that combines proceduralism with pragmatism—an \"enlightened localism\"—that adjudicates among competing normative commitments and interpretations using local criteria in the absence of universal standards. The theory is applied to three empirical domains: social criticism, public policy, and law and morality.
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What is Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms about?
Are social equity, political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world is distinguished by both its complexity and the absence of a single theory, principle, or tradition with the authority to constrain us. Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms demonstrates that while moral validity is relative rather than absolute, and cultural meanings local rather than universal, social integration and democratic politics are still attainable goals. Benjamin Gregg fashions a theory that combines proceduralism with pragmatism—an \"enlightened localism\"—that adjudicates among competing normative commitments and interpretations using local criteria in the absence of universal standards. The theory is applied to three empirical domains: social criticism, public policy, and law and morality.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
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How long is Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms and how many pages does it have?
Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms has 220 page(s)
Is Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in Radical Social and Political Theory
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms?
Benjamin Gregg
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Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791457818) and paperback(ISBN 9780791457825) and pdf(ISBN 9780791486597)
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